2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Madison, WI

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Highlights
- Madison spends 27.8% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Madison than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILMadison, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,641$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,988$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4344573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%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 Madison    78 Reviews

Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with  More

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Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting  More

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Lacks balance and zero accountability.   More

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