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Dothan, AL vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 38.4% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% lower in Lexington than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan

Education
 Dothan, ALLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,594$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100$11,923$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,709$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.0813.4116.23
 Students per Librarian6534454573
 Students per Counselor442341530
 Grade School Educ.2.9%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%46.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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