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Shawnee, KS vs Lexington, NC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 31.2% less per student than Shawnee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Lexington than in Shawnee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 17.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shawnee
 Shawnee, KSLexington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,578$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,707$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5554573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Shawnee    3 Reviews

Shawnee, KS is a great place to raise a family -- great schools, lots of ball parks and gyms,lots of great families. Great accessibility to highways, can get to  More

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Over 19 years ago

Good schools, lots of ammenities, shopping, but a bit expensive on the area  More

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Over 19 years ago

Don't overlook Shawnee. Homes are a relative bargain compared to Leawood and Overland Park. Really nice homes for a fraction of the East Coast or West Coast prices.  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 6 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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