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Seattle, WA vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 21.8% more per student than Seattle.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% lower in Lake Forest than in Seattle. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Seattle

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 Seattle, WALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$20,069$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996$20,875$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,846$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5313.5616.23
 Students per Librarian98910054573
 Students per Counselor455592530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%0.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%10.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%81.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.19.4%25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%12.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%4.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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 14 years ago

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

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ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total
ZIPS IN LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
60045

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