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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Lake Forest Park, WA

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- Lake Forest Park spends 71.7% more per student than South Lake Tahoe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Lake Forest Park than in South Lake Tahoe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Forest Park had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CALake Forest Park, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
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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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Reviews for Lake Forest Park    1 Reviews
Richard L. · Shoreline, WA
Safe. Scenic. Serene.
Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Lake Forest Park for over 6 years, having been priced out of the Seattle area, and never looked back! After living in Queen Anne in Seattle, we were  More

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