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Spartanburg, SC vs Lexington, VA

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- Lexington spends 0.1% more per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Lexington than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCLexington, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,559$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,034$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.7%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 18 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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