2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Gig Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Gig Harbor spends 24.9% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.8% higher in Gig Harbor than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gig Harbor had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILGig Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%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 15 years ago

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

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Reviews for Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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