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Staten Island, NY vs Lexington, NC

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- Lexington spends 59.5% less per student than Staten Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% higher in Lexington than in Staten Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Staten Island
 Staten Island, NYLexington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,578$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,672  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,707$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5554573
 Students per Counselor10528  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews
donna · Newark, DE
It is pretty, but expensive and has crowded roads.
Over 6 years ago

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Amanda · New York, NY
Do not move here
Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Lexington    7 Reviews
David · Lexington, NC
Tip of the spear town to the Triad!
Over 3 years ago

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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David · Lexington, NC
Tip of the spear town to the Triad!
Over 3 years ago

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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Carole · Lexington, NC
Horrible place
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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