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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores spends 11.1% more per student than South Lake Tahoe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Gulf Shores than in South Lake Tahoe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CAGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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