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Lake Forest, IL vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 38.3% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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