2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Garden City, SC

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Highlights
- Garden City spends 16.5% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% higher in Garden City than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garden City had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYGarden City, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Garden City    1 Reviews

My husband and our 2 little ones packed up and moved from Myrtle Beach to Solon, Ohio in 2013 for a job offer but after 3 very lonely years we are coming home. Life  More

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