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Oakdale, MN vs Lexington, NC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 37.9% less per student than Oakdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Lexington than in Oakdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakdale
 Oakdale, MNLexington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,578$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,957  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,707$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5554573
 Students per Counselor702  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Oakdale    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I grew up in Oakdale and lived there until I was about 23 when I stayed at home to finish college. It's more of a blue collar area with lots of starter homes and  More

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Reviews for Lexington    7 Reviews

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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Over 7 years ago

The most criminal place ever. Police do nothing to and don't clean it up. Police here need to be investigated by fbi or something it's dirty and I like cops but  More

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