2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, CA vs Northport, NY

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Highlights
- Northport spends 97.8% more per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.1% lower in Northport than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northport had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CANorthport, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Northport    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  More

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