2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmington, NC vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 98.5% more per student than Wilmington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Lake Forest than in Wilmington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 6.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmington
 Wilmington, NCLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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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