2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orland Park, IL vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 11.6% more per student than Orland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Lake Forest than in Orland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orland Park
 Orland Park, ILLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Orland Park    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I bought a townhome in Orland Park 6 years ago. I am very happy and impressed with the level of safety and beauty that we find in our neighborhood. There  More

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My family and I have been living in Orland Park for 7 years. Orland Park is a mostly conservative suburb in the Chicagoland area. The mayor does a good job in trying to  More

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Orland Park, Illinois is a place where people have access to all the best medical care at some of the best medical facilities nationwide. In one of the years between  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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