2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, CA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 0.2% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% lower in Sacramento than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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