2026 Compare Cities Education:
Royse City, TX vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 9.9% more per student than Royse City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% higher in Lake Forest than in Royse City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Royse City
 Royse City, TXLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,822  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor469  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Royse City    2 Reviews

We've lived in Hunt County, just outside of the Royse City limits but still having an RC address, for 21 years now. What used to be a rural area with fairly convenient  More

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Over 14 years ago

The cost for the first 3000 gallons of water in the city limits of Royse City is $19.80; the cost outside of the city limits is $29.70. I live outside of the city  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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