2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Downers Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Downers Grove spends 9.9% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% lower in Downers Grove than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Downers Grove had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILDowners Grove, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$24,440$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875$18,682$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,628$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5613.4316.23
 Students per Librarian10057094573
 Students per Counselor592535530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%1.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.99.1%96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%16.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.0%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%59.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.25.4%17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.0%2.7%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 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Downers Grove    5 Reviews

Hi I have been living in Downers Grove since 1988. I used to work in Bank and couple other had been served couple other firms in managerial level. I found the best Tax  More

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Over 12 years ago

Quiet fmily neighborhoods with good  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the safest places to live in the  More

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