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Lake Forest, CA vs Powell, WY

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Highlights
- Powell spends 18.2% more per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.7% lower in Powell than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Powell had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAPowell, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,311$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2174573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Powell    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Born in Powell Hospital in 1944 to a farm family. Older Sister Sharon (1939) was our Linchpin. Brother Tom (Earl Thompson,1943), set high standards for all of us, and  More

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I don't know what the "median" price for a home in Powell is but, $424,000 is way off ! It could be $154,000 but, just check the real estate web sites. The only place  More

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Do not come to Powell unless you have a lot of money as there are few jobs that pay any decent wages and housing prices are going through the roof. It seems the local  More

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