2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greenville, SC vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 24.5% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in Lexington than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  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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