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Scottsdale, AZ vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 41.8% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% lower in Lexington than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZLexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2413.4716.23
 Students per Librarian23486474573
 Students per Counselor718450530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%3.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  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 SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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