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New Bedford, MA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 42.5% less per student than New Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 74.4% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in New Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Bedford
 New Bedford, MASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  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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