2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor spends 34.5% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Ann Arbor than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ann Arbor had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock26.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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