2026 Compare Cities Education:
Leander, TX vs Lexington, TN

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 23.5% less per student than Leander.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Lexington than in Leander. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Leander
 Leander, TXLexington, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,655$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,712$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5114573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 12 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Lexington    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Cheap property taxes, no state income  More

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Lexington is a Great Place to Raise Kids! This community is a wonderful, warm place where everyone knows each other and is very supportive of everyone in the community.  More

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