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Lake Forest, IL vs Coral Gables, FL

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- Coral Gables spends 51.6% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.6% higher in Coral Gables than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Coral Gables had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.3%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 16 years ago

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

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Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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