2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Tallahassee, FL

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- Tallahassee spends 54.3% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Tallahassee than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9184573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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