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Lexington, KY vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 34.0% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% higher in Seattle than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington

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 Lexington, KYSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,980$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,138$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,210$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4718.5316.23
 Students per Librarian6479894573
 Students per Counselor450455530
 Grade School Educ.3.0%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%13.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%65.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.2%19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.4%3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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