2024 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest spends 4.0% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% higher in Lake Forest than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,919$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841$12,911$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,451$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.823.2116.23
 Students per Librarian602163834573
 Students per Counselor268595530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.5%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.7%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.7%12.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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