2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 2.0% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.3% higher in Irvine than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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