2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, VA vs Brevard, NC

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Highlights
- Brevard spends 16.7% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Brevard than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brevard had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VABrevard, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,133$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,091$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5344573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%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 Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  More

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