2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gaithersburg, MD vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 23.8% more per student than Gaithersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Lake Forest than in Gaithersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  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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