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Fountain, CO vs Lexington, KY

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- Lexington spends 19.6% more per student than Fountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Lexington than in Fountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fountain
 Fountain, COLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor274  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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