2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, VA vs Richmond, KY

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 25.8% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% higher in Richmond than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VARichmond, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,810$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 19 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 Richmond    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Keep this between us... Richmond is a hidden gem. A small university town close to a large city (Lexington is 30 minutes away) and less than two hour from very large  More

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For a smallish town, Richmond offers a convenient location and great small restaurants. Fortunately it is also wedged between Lexington and little Berea, both with more  More

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Over 17 years ago

Major university town of small size (30,000), and conveniently located 30 miles from Lexington,  More

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