2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 30.7% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% higher in Portland than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6144573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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