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Mooresville, NC vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 43.9% more per student than Mooresville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Lexington than in Mooresville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mooresville
 Mooresville, NCLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 7 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 10 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  More

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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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