2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Wilton, CT

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Highlights
- Wilton spends 6.0% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% lower in Wilton than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilton had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILWilton, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.8%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 Wilton    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

As one on the verge of retirment I can't wait to leace  More

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Over 17 years ago

The public school system in Wilton is top notch. Good support for Special Ed and very supportive staff all around. Excellent Pre school services program is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The public school system in Wilton is top notch. Good support for Special Ed and very supportive staff all around. Excellent Pre school services  More

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