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Philadelphia, PA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 42.0% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Lexington than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia

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 Philadelphia, PALexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$25,843$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,842$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0413.4716.23
 Students per Librarian23806474573
 Students per Counselor408450530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.5%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.3%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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ZIPS IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
19120, 19111, 19124, 19143, 19134, 19149, 19104, 19148, 19140, 19145, 48 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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