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Lake Forest, IL vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 14.1% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% lower in Jackson than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 16 years ago

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

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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 5 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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