2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Falls Church, VA

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Highlights
- Falls Church spends 17.5% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Falls Church than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Falls Church had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILFalls Church, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,881$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8314573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock34.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 14 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  More

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