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

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 33.9% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Boulder than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILBoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%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 Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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