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Lexington, VA vs Waynesboro, VA

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Highlights
- Waynesboro spends 7.6% less per student than Lexington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Waynesboro than in Lexington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waynesboro had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lexington
 Lexington, VAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,457$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,598$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7554573
 Students per Counselor237  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%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 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 Waynesboro    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Thinking of living in Waynesboro. Really nice, friendly people and a great City to live in as long as you plan to stay. You'll be penalized for living there any time  More

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Don't know why it was given top ratings. Worse place ever!!!! They do not hire people over 40 and they claim to be veteran friendly but they aren't. I retired from the  More

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Over 7 years ago

Waynesboro is horrible dont move here! I been here unfortunately all my life im 29. People here suck old ppl scared to do the speed limit so traffic is jammed up during  More

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