2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palmdale, CA vs Lexington, SC

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- Lexington spends 8.0% less per student than Palmdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% lower in Lexington than in Palmdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 23.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmdale
 Palmdale, CALexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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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