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Paonia, CO vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 3.5% less per student than Paonia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Paonia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Paonia
 Paonia, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,941  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor266  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Paonia    3 Reviews

Paonia is Colorado’s best kept secret... amazing food, climate and scenery. Close to ski resorts and big city amenities, but isolated and charming. The town is safe and  More

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I have lived just outside of Paonia for 35 years. The area is pretty, but jobs are scarce. Used to be mostly 'down to earth' farmers and ranchers and coal miners  More

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Over 16 years ago

"Mayberry in the Mountains" (Paonia and surrounding 8 mesas) population 6,600; median housing pricing is $164,207 (2007); average commute is less than 10 minutes;  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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