2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 56.8% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.5% higher in Phoenix than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 15.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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