2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs New Albany, IN

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Highlights
- New Albany spends 7.9% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in New Albany than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Albany had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYNew Albany, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,799$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,053$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17284573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 New Albany    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I've lived in New Albany Indiana nearly six years. This town is one of the friendliest I have ever lived in. People are almost always helpful and good. Life  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many 100+ year old homes, not much to do there, close to to the Ohio River, pretty bad for allergy suffers. Schools not good. Excise tax on auto is paid every year and  More

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