2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Brentwood, TN

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Highlights
- Brentwood spends 45.3% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% higher in Brentwood than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brentwood had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILBrentwood, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Brentwood    12 Reviews

Brentwood 10 years ago was amazing! But over development, traffic, and road widening projects have killed some of the joy and this town has lost it's small town, quiet,  More

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Over 8 years ago

If you are moving into or out of the Brentwood, TN area feel free to contact us today! We are This Side Up Moving located in Brentwood, TN! For all of your commercial  More

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I am one of a very small group that grew up here in Brentwood. I have travelled all over and there is really not another place quite like here. I know I could be a bit  More

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