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Lake Forest, CA vs Reisterstown, MD

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- Reisterstown spends 10.9% more per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.7% lower in Reisterstown than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reisterstown had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAReisterstown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Reisterstown    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Here in reisterstown is a nice mixture of condos,townhomes,apartments and single family homes,most of the properties are kept up pretty well,and seem to be well spaced  More

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Reisterstown is a small town in Northwest Baltimore County. It has many small, locally owned businesses, including a general bookstore, Constellation Books, a coffee  More

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From beautiful horse country, including Sagamore Farms - once one of America's premier race-horse breeding farms, to less than beautiful sections no more than 10 miles  More

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