2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Westfield, IN

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Highlights
- Westfield spends 42.7% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Westfield than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Westfield had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILWestfield, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Westfield    7 Reviews

The growth in Westfield in the past 15 years has been amazing. Beautiful, well-planned neighborhoods, a great variety of housing, many new amenities for residents...  More

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Over 11 years ago

Westfield, in Hamilton county has the normal amount of dog owners per capita. Dogs are not welcome everywhere but tolerance is getting better. The big downside is a  More

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Over 13 years ago

The Indy metro has a lot going for it, but the climate -- hot, humid summers; icy, sleety winters-- is a big negative, especially if you have allergy or sinus issues.  More

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