2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Canton spends 20.7% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Canton than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Canton had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYCanton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,872$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,110$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9504573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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