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Dothan, AL vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 25.6% more per student than Dothan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.2% lower in Lexington than in Dothan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dothan
 Dothan, ALLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.08  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor442  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
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 4 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 4 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    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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