2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, CA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 69.2% more per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% lower in Philadelphia than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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