2024 Compare Cities Education:
Wake Forest, NC vs Los Angeles, CA

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Highlights
- Los Angeles spends 50.0% more per student than Wake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.7% higher in Los Angeles than in Wake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Angeles had 19.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wake Forest
 Wake Forest, NCLos Angeles, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,618$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,316$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1121.8616.23
 Students per Librarian82965654573
 Students per Counselor300380530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%8.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.9%78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%17.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%36.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.7%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.3%1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  More

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