2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Sedalia, MO

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Highlights
- Sedalia spends 55.3% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Sedalia than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sedalia had 14.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILSedalia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,915$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,401$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4404573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Sedalia    5 Reviews

There is not one thing I can say about this town, other than it's proximity to better towns in all directions, that would inspire any one to move here. I have found  More

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I would not recommend this town to anyone with a young family or a family/individual who does not own transportation. No culture. No economy. HIGH Crime. Google lists 67  More

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Over 14 years ago

We came here in 2001 after living in Myrtle Beach SC for 13 years. We ended up here because I was offered and accepted a position at Whiteman AFB. Mostly, It's been  More

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