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Lexington, NC vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- New York spends 96.9% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in New York than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New York had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, NCNew York, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,855$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,968$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1003464573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    7 Reviews

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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Over 6 years ago

The most criminal place ever. Police do nothing to and don't clean it up. Police here need to be investigated by fbi or something it's dirty and I like cops but  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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