2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Glen Carbon, IL

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- Glen Carbon spends 6.9% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Glen Carbon than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Carbon had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYGlen Carbon, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Glen Carbon    2 Reviews

The weather is moderate. Lovely Fall, mild winter with occaisional snow. I own a shovel but the snow melts by the time I need to use it. Rather hot August. Thunderstorms  More

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Over 18 years ago

lots of students that come and  More

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