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Lexington, KY vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Grand Forks spends 9.7% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Grand Forks than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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