2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, VA vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 9.4% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.8% higher in Birmingham than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VABirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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