2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Reno, NV

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Highlights
- Reno spends 44.2% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Reno than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reno had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILReno, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,562$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4914573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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