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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Sammamish, WA

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- Sammamish spends 71.7% more per student than South Lake Tahoe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.9% lower in Sammamish than in South Lake Tahoe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sammamish had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CASammamish, 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.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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