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Lexington, TN vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 45.1% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Athens than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, TNAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Cheap property taxes, no state income  More

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Lexington is a Great Place to Raise Kids! This community is a wonderful, warm place where everyone knows each other and is very supportive of everyone in the community.  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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