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Iowa City, IA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Lancaster spends 8.3% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Lancaster than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lancaster had 15.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IALancaster, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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