2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chapel Hill, NC vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 1.7% less per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.3% higher in Lake Forest than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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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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