2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 19.2% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Worcester than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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