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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Wading River, NY

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- Wading River spends 158.5% more per student than South Lake Tahoe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.7% lower in Wading River than in South Lake Tahoe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wading River had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to South Lake Tahoe
 South Lake Tahoe, CAWading River, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,787  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor767  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Wading River    1 Reviews
James · Wading River, NY
Too expensive to live here
Over 18 years ago

Wading River in Eastern Long Island is a beautiful place, but the cost of living is ridiculous. Housing, real estate taxes and the general cost of living will eat you  More

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