2025 Compare Cities Education:
Syracuse, NY vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 0.4% less per student than Syracuse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Lake Forest than in Syracuse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 17.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Syracuse
 Syracuse, NYLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,322  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  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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