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San Jose, CA vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 32.8% more per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.2% lower in Lake Forest than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  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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