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Aurora, CO vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Highlights
- South Lake Tahoe spends 23.2% less per student than Aurora.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Aurora. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aurora
 Aurora, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,429  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  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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