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Lake Forest, CA vs American Fork, UT

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- American Fork spends 35.6% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% higher in American Fork than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- American Fork had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAAmerican Fork, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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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Reviews for American Fork    4 Reviews

Corrupt and communist. They have the most corrupt police. They want to dictate every little thing you do, on your own property. I wish that the constitution meant  More

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Over 13 years ago

The schools here are awful. The school curriculum I endured was years behind anywhere else I've lived (Milwaukee, WI; Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO). The teachers  More

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Over 18 years ago

it's hot in summer and cold in winter great during spring and  More

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