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Ogden, UT vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 39.3% more per student than Ogden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Lake Forest than in Ogden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ogden
 Ogden, UTLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,238  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor413  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Ogden    30 Reviews

Ogden is an old industrial city that was once a huge railroad and mill town and IRS office (still there; hey...they provide jobs). It's always been a bit rougher, poorer  More

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~~Me = Utahn, 44, College Graduate, Homeowner, Father~~ Fact...Just 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, Ogden was named the 6th best place to raise a family by Forbes.   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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