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Big Bear Lake, CA vs Tahoe Vista, CA

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- Tahoe Vista spends 5.6% more per student than Big Bear Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Tahoe Vista than in Big Bear Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tahoe Vista had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Big Bear Lake
 Big Bear Lake, CATahoe Vista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock180574573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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Reviews for Tahoe Vista    3 Reviews

This mountain neighborhood is minutes from Northstar At Tahoe or in the opposite direction, minutes from Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Vista is located on the north shore of Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Amazing place to live. I moved here in high school and everyone was super kind and treated me with the nicest attitude. No cliques, kind of, which is way different from  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you've ever visited then you know there's no place like it on earth. The best of winter activities: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding and the list goes  More

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