2024 Compare Cities Education:
Tampa, FL vs Lexington, SC

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 44.5% more per student than Tampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Lexington than in Tampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tampa
 Tampa, FLLexington, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,103$16,041$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,438$11,923$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,009$6,684$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2413.4116.23
 Students per Librarian10264454573
 Students per Counselor476341530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%46.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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Reviews for Lexington    6 Reviews

Over the years Lexington has grown and there are indeed good schools, low cost of living, chain stores & plenty of churches. However, there is a high percentage of  More

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Over 12 years ago

It's a great place to raise a  More

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Over 14 years ago

We moved down here from Pennsylvania almost 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute. We really miss our friends from up there, but that's about it. Just like  More

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