2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Marietta, GA

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Highlights
- Marietta spends 43.2% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Marietta than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marietta had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILMarietta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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