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Lexington, KY vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 12.1% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Dallas than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$10,291$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4715.0116.23
 Students per Librarian6479714573
 Students per Counselor450361530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%9.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%17.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%35.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%1.3%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN DALLAS, TEXAS
75217, 75211, 75228, 75243, 75227, 75287, 75216, 75220, 75231, 75206, 47 total

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