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Sisters, OR vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 26.6% less per student than Sisters.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Sisters. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sisters
 Sisters, ORSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  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.41.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Sisters    6 Reviews

We've lived 26 years in Portland and everytime we drive through Sisters to Bend ..we want to stay...then reality sets in and we wake up to the fact that in winter you  More

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Over 5 years ago

Just waiting for Sisters and Bend to burn to the ground . Big money a lot of big fish in a small pond . Ego central --mostly Los Angeles transplants who bring all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great if you like green  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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