2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irmo, SC vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 6.5% less per student than Irmo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Lexington than in Irmo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Irmo
 Irmo, SCLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Irmo    9 Reviews

I grew up in near Annapolis MD but lived in both Savannah and Atlanta GA for twenty years. Moved to Columbia in 2009 working in IT for SC Dept of Education. Had an  More

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...there's something for  More

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Over 15 years ago

Any thing I should know about  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 13 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 15 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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