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Spanaway, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe spends 36.4% less per student than Spanaway.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in South Lake Tahoe than in Spanaway. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Lake Tahoe had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spanaway
 Spanaway, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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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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