2026 Compare Cities Education:
Naples, FL vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 11.8% more per student than Naples.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.8% higher in Lake Forest than in Naples. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Naples
 Naples, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,711  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Naples    71 Reviews

When I moved to Naples a few years ago an average one bedroom apartment cost 1000 a month to rent. Now the average one bedroom apartment is over $2200 and rising  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a beautiful town. Super clean, green, and people are happy. Cost of living is relative to where you are coming from. Also, depends on the area of Naples. The  More

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Warm weather, nice beaches, some good restaurants, and botanical gardens to check out. Unfortunately, the hospitals are terrible, there is not much to do, and too many  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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