2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Glen Allen, VA

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Highlights
- Glen Allen spends 47.3% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% higher in Glen Allen than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Allen had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,871$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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