2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Vernon Hills, IL

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- Vernon Hills spends 0.0% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Vernon Hills than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vernon Hills had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILVernon Hills, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Vernon Hills    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

house price a little bit  More

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Over 18 years ago

The Vernon Hills public school is top notch, consistently rated among the highest in the U.S. Schools are new, low pupil to teacher ratio, with many after school  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in the Chicagoland area for over a year and a half and have not been overly impressed. I moved to Vernon Hills in May and have renewed faith in the area.   More

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