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Lake Villa, IL vs Raeford, NC

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- Raeford spends 60.0% less per student than Lake Villa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Raeford than in Lake Villa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raeford had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Villa
 Lake Villa, ILRaeford, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,765$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,878$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6344573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock21.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Villa    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Hidden gem....soooo nice, if you're very close to our lakes, or waterfront, THE BEST. ?? Small hamlets made up of awesome boaters, fishermen, outdoorsy-water-loving  More

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Iake villa is growing as is Lake County. It is one of the highest median income areas in the country. Houses are going up everywhere and the majority is in the $200,000  More

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Reviews for Raeford    7 Reviews

Crime is bad and false allegations are worse with corrupts public officials. Typical small town  More

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Over 14 years ago

Beware of this back wards town. If you get accused of anything and are an out of towner they will lynch you until you are broke. Beware of this backwards small NC town.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I like the small town feel. It's like living in the country, but just a few miles and your in the heart of Fayetteville. Plenty of restaurants, people must not do a  More

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