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Sequim, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 18.4% less per student than Sequim.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.6% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Sequim. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sequim
 Sequim, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,877  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  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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