2025 Compare Cities Education:
Peoria, IL vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 42.9% more per student than Peoria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Lake Forest than in Peoria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Peoria
 Peoria, ILLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,520  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  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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