2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, VA vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Fort Smith spends 17.2% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Fort Smith than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VAFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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