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Lake Forest, IL vs Temecula, CA

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Highlights
- Temecula spends 37.4% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.3% higher in Temecula than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Temecula had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILTemecula, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%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.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Temecula    43 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in the city for about 69 years and it’s great. Way better than Murrieta. Temecula has stuff to do unlike Murrieta. Temecula has wineries and a  More

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I’ve owned in San Diego, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Big Bear, and now Temecula in both 2010-2013 & 2020-2022. This city is absolutely amazing, it is at the edge of San Diego  More

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The mountains/hills are pretty, and it is less expensive than Los Angeles. There is next to nothing to do here if you aren't a Baby Boomer or a kid. However, it is a  More

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