2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lodi, CA vs Iowa City, IA

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Highlights
- Iowa City spends 23.8% more per student than Lodi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.3% lower in Iowa City than in Lodi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Iowa City had 20.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lodi
 Lodi, CAIowa City, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,755$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,669$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5004573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lodi    9 Reviews

Over 7 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 12 years ago

Great family  More

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Over 12 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 Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 6 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 6 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 8 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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