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Menlo Park, CA vs Lodi, CA

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- Lodi spends 28.6% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Lodi than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lodi had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CALodi, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,344$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,464$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock234364573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews
Dawn · Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco Bay Area
Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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stephen · Menlo Park, CA
Quality of life in Menlo Park
Over 13 years ago

Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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Chris · Menlo Park, CA
City pairs, recommendation for a one-earner equiva
Over 15 years ago

My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Lodi    9 Reviews
Zach · Lodi, CA
Don't ever move to Lodi!
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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Jim · Lodi, CA
Lodi CA
Over 11 years ago

Great family  More

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WILLIAM · Lodi, CA
COSTLY, BUT WORTH IT
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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