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Asheville, NC vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 101.5% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Lake Forest than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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