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Sarasota, FL vs Lexington, KY

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- Lexington spends 11.3% more per student than Sarasota.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Lexington than in Sarasota. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,778  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  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 4 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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