2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, TN vs Nashville, NC

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Highlights
- Nashville spends 2.0% more per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% higher in Nashville than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nashville had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, TNNashville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,846$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,944$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8284573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock18.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    2 Reviews

Over 19 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 Nashville    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Nashville NC is a dying small town with good ole boy politics and small town corrupt police  More

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