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Lodi, CA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Bellingham spends 20.0% more per student than Lodi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Bellingham than in Lodi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bellingham had 17.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lodi
 Lodi, CABellingham, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,213$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lodi    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Born at a hospital in Stockton, raised in Lodi for all 18 years of my life. I'm moving to Sacramento in a couple months, because I need to move on and change. Now, when  More

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Over 11 years ago

Great family  More

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Over 11 years ago

Unlike many California Central Valley small towns, Lodi is clean, relatively crime-free, and pleasant. Its downtown has an almost European feel for it and  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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