Lexington-Fayette, KY Education - Public Schools, Colleges & Universities

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state rank#94
78/100
us rank#4,518

Lexington-Fayette school information

IndexLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Total public schools631,16693,277
Student/Teacher ratio14:116:116:1
Total private schoolsn/a29830,422
Total post-secondary schools131309,109
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There are 63 public schools in Lexington-Fayette, KY and a total of 1,166 public schools in Kentucky. There are 13 post-secondary schools in Lexington-Fayette, KY and a total of 130 post-secondary schools in Kentucky.

The student to teacher ratio in Lexington-Fayette, KY for public schools is 14:1, which is 8.6% less than the Kentucky student to teacher ratio and 11.6% less than the national student to teacher ratio.

Education level achieved in Lexington-Fayette

IndexLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade88.8%81.6%83.2%
Completed high school85.8%73.5%79.3%
Completed some college63.4%40.6%49.7%
Completed associate degree42%22%28.8%
Completed bachelors35.6%17.3%22.8%
Completed masters14.5%7%8.4%
Completed professional degree5.7%2.2%2.8%
Completed doctorate2.3%0.5%0.9%
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Highest level of education achieved in Lexington-Fayette (grades 4-12)

Highest level of education achieved in Lexington-Fayette (high school & post-secondary)

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

Universities and colleges in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

NameAddressPhone #
Bluegrass Community and Technical College470 Cooper Drive859-246-2400 / 2201
Federal Medical Center - Lexington3301 Leeton Road
ITT Technical Institute - Lexington2473 Fortune Drive
Kaufman Beauty School701 E High St859-266-5531
Lexington Beauty College90 Southport Drive
Lexington Community CollegeCooper Dr859-257-4872
Lexington Theological Seminary631 S Limestone859-252-0361 / 245
National College - Lexington2376 Sir Barton Way859-253-0621
National College of Business and Tech-Lexington628 East Main Street
Spencerian College - Lexington1575 Winchester Road
St Joseph Healthcareone St Joseph Dr
Transylvania University300 N Broadway859-233-8300
University of Kentucky101 Main Building606-257-9000

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