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Lake Forest, IL vs Signal Mountain, TN

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Highlights
- Signal Mountain spends 53.8% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Signal Mountain than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Signal Mountain had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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