2025 Compare Cities Education:
Great Neck, NY vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 22.0% less per student than Great Neck.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% higher in Lake Forest than in Great Neck. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Neck
 Great Neck, NYLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Great Neck    3 Reviews

I basically grew up in Great Neck from ages 7 through 23. My thoughts are as follows. Yes you should be concerned about the quality of the water. My family spent plenty  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great School System and Park  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great community,terrific park system with pools,tennis courts and summer entertainment; 30 minutes to Manhattan by LIRR, universities and colleges within easy driving  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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