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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Simi Valley, CA

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- Simi Valley spends 22.0% more per student than South Lake Tahoe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Simi Valley than in South Lake Tahoe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simi Valley had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CASimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 6 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 6 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 Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 17 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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