2025 Compare Cities Education:
Longview, TX vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 42.4% more per student than Longview.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Lexington than in Longview. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Longview
 Longview, TXLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Longview    9 Reviews

I was born and raised here. I don't recommend it. I love religious people but the religious culture here is so suffocating. I felt like I couldn't breath or be  More

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The schools are substandard. Bullying is part of the culture, not only in the schools, but in the work places. The good jobs are 'hidden' - you have to know someone to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Longview, Texas is a growing Northeast Texas town of about 80,000. Lots of families raise their children  More

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Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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