2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 37.7% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% higher in Aurora than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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