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Mount Airy, NC vs Lexington, VA

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 21.8% more per student than Mount Airy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Lexington than in Mount Airy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Airy
 Mount Airy, NCLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  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 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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