2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 19.1% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Austin than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 16 years ago

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

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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