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Houston, TX vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 16.8% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Lexington than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 16.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8213.4716.23
 Students per Librarian14706474573
 Students per Counselor473450530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  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 3 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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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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