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Davis, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 16.4% less per student than Davis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Davis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davis
 Davis, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Davis    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We owned a home in Davis for 10 years. There are so many good things about the town. The downtown area has many unique shops and restaurants. The Arboretum walking trail  More

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Amazing city of diverse culture, food and transportation.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Here's my take on the total of 16 years living in Davis, CA for those contemplating a move here. Kids are generally polite and law abiding. They tend to score well  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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