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Lake Forest Park, WA vs Walnut Creek, CA

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- Walnut Creek spends 24.3% less per student than Lake Forest Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Walnut Creek than in Lake Forest Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Walnut Creek had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest Park
 Lake Forest Park, WAWalnut Creek, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Forest Park    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Lake Forest Park for over 6 years, having been priced out of the Seattle area, and never looked back! After living in Queen Anne in Seattle, we were  More

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Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 7 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 7 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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