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Albert Lea, MN vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 36.3% less per student than Albert Lea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.1% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Albert Lea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albert Lea
 Albert Lea, MNSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Albert Lea    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

After living in the Twin Cities and California, Albert Lea seems dirt cheap. Housing is some of the lowest in the  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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