2026 Compare Cities Education:
St. Helena, CA vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 34.1% more per student than St. Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.9% lower in Lake Forest than in St. Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Helena
 St. Helena, CALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,371  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for St. Helena    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

There is no better place to raise a family. Great community, excellent resources, fabulous restaurants, amazing hikes and beautiful scenery.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I currently live in Sacramento, California for about 5 months and returning to batavia, New York in 5 more months. My boyfriend and I are going to get a place together  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 16 years ago

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

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