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Port Ludlow, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 33.1% less per student than Port Ludlow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.1% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Port Ludlow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 12.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Ludlow
 Port Ludlow, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  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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