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Lexington, KY vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Gulf Shores spends 13.3% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.6% higher in Gulf Shores than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$10,640$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4717.7316.23
 Students per Librarian6476014573
 Students per Counselor450388530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%34.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%2.4%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 Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
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