2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lombard, IL vs Lakewood, CO

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 39.6% less per student than Lombard.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.2% higher in Lakewood than in Lombard. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lombard
 Lombard, ILLakewood, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Lombard    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Lombard for 19 years before moving out of state in 2020. My primary issue with Illinois, not Lombard per so, is the real estate tax rate. I retired and  More

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Lombard is a good, solid suburban-Chicago town. Mid-west values, limited crime with sound school system. Neighboring Glen Ellyn is more affluent with matching property  More

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Very low crime rate. Love  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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