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Lake Forest, CA vs Fountain Valley, CA

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- Fountain Valley spends 0.0% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Fountain Valley than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fountain Valley had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest

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 Lake Forest, CAFountain Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,277$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,037$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.2123.2116.23
 Students per Librarian16383163834573
 Students per Counselor595595530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%4.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.0%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%21.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%42.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.4%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Lake Forest    15 Reviews

As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 and a half years and it's the worst. There's no way to describe the inherent awful nature of Lake Forest without sounding like I'm exaggerating.  More

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Reviews for Fountain Valley    3 Reviews

We are just average home gardeners and having lived in Fountain Valley for over 40 years, my wife and I have found the climate excellent for growing nearly ever kind of  More

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Over 17 years ago

fountain valley is nice but very expensive. Average home price will run you around $700,000.Beaches are close by. People are okay but no sense of community or sense of  More

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The weather is very moderate year-around. Warm summers, comfortable spring-time, cool  More

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ZIPS IN LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA
92630 92610 92676
ZIPS IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
92708

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