2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 10.4% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Chicago than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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