2025 Compare Cities Education:
Duvall, WA vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 23.9% less per student than Duvall.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.3% higher in Lake Forest than in Duvall. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Duvall
 Duvall, WALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Duvall    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Close enough to the city, but with a country  More

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Duvall is a hidden gem! Incredibly low crime rates, kind and creative people, beautifully nestled next to the Snoqualmie River, with most all of the amenities I need. I  More

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Over 17 years ago

Crime is low in and is a decent family place. City government is a  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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