2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Brownsville, TX

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Highlights
- Brownsville spends 14.6% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Brownsville than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brownsville had 26.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYBrownsville, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,799$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,639$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Brownsville    8 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Brownsville, TX- Well, I’ve lived here about 5 years now and it’s pretty different. If you speak Spanish you stand a better chance of success. It’s REALLY culturally  More

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ignore all comments. There 1 teacher and 30 students per class or 28. I have not run into any drugs or drug addicts in my life. I would suggest stick to good  More

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Over 16 years ago

too  More

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