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Lexington, KY vs Rochester, NY

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Highlights
- Rochester spends 81.1% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.5% lower in Rochester than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rochester had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYRochester, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$27,131$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$21,397$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$13,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4711.7816.23
 Students per Librarian6476654573
 Students per Counselor450265530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%11.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%17.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%1.6%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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total

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