2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Rocky River, OH

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Highlights
- Rocky River spends 17.5% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.5% higher in Rocky River than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky River had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILRocky River, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,106$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8434573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Rocky River    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Here's the deal. You live, at the most, a mile or two from Lake Erie's shores, 10 minutes from the major metropolitan area of Cleveland with great shopping, cultural  More

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Over 17 years ago

Here's the deal. You live, at the most, a mile or two from Lake Erie's shores, 10 minutes from the major metropolitan area of Cleveland with great shopping, cultural  More

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