2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 40.1% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Jackson than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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