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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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- Los Altos spends 57.4% more per student than South Lake Tahoe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Los Altos than in South Lake Tahoe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%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 Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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