2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, VA vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 27.4% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.4% higher in Phoenix than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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