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Des Plaines, IL vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 30.3% less per student than Des Plaines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.1% higher in Lake Forest than in Des Plaines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Des Plaines
 Des Plaines, ILLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  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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