2025 Compare Cities Education:
Buffalo Grove, IL vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest spends 0.0% less per student than Buffalo Grove.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lake Forest than in Buffalo Grove. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Buffalo Grove
 Buffalo Grove, ILLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.67.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  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 15 years ago

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

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