2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, CA vs Sausalito, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Sausalito spends 38.2% more per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Sausalito than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sausalito had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CASausalito, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lake Forest

Reviews for Sausalito    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Awesome, but  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Sausalito is a gorgeous town of 7,000 people right on the bay. It's very community oriented with a nice mix of the mega rich and boat people. There are parks, great  More

   |    Reply

Sausalito has been for me a kind of roller coaster of a town...it is quiet and conveniently located being 10 minutes from SF but: Real estate is outrageously expensive,  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Sausalito


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.