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Saratoga, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 36.5% less per student than Saratoga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Saratoga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Saratoga
 Saratoga, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Saratoga    2 Reviews
Alex · Saratoga, CA
Sleepy town
Over 16 years ago

We moved to Saratoga 2 years ago and we are little bit disappointed. Schools are great but kids almost never play outside although it is VERY safe little town. Neighbors  More

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Robin · Saratoga, CA
Saratoga Schools
Over 19 years ago

Saratoga schools are first rate. Great parent involvment fairly diverse. Schools seem always interested in  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
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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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 5 years ago

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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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
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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