2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Moorpark, CA

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Highlights
- Moorpark spends 41.7% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.1% higher in Moorpark than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moorpark had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILMoorpark, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Moorpark    8 Reviews

First the Pro's. This is a very, very beautiful little town. Smiling, friendly people, extremely safe and a great place to raise children. Great weather even nestled  More

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Over 13 years ago

1:00PM , prevailing on shore breeze's keep the temps. very nice in Moorpark. The farther east (towards Los Angeles) the warmer/ hotter, it gets. Sept. thru October  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice, but very conservative and  More

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