2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Newport Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Newport Beach spends 37.5% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.2% higher in Newport Beach than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport Beach had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILNewport Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%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.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  More

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