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Lake Forest, IL vs Cumming, GA

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Highlights
- Cumming spends 43.8% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Cumming than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumming had 17.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILCumming, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10864573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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