2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, KY vs Salem, MA

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- Salem spends 35.0% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Salem than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, KYSalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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