2025 Compare Cities Education:
South Bend, IN vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 92.2% more per student than South Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Lake Forest than in South Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 12.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Bend
 South Bend, INLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  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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