2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lexington, VA vs Salem, VA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 9.6% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.1% higher in Salem than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VASalem, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,163$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,246$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7604573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%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 Salem    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 10 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 14 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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