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Allen, TX vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Highlights
- Thousand Oaks spends 4.3% less per student than Allen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 60.9% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Allen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Allen
 Allen, TXThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Allen    14 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Originally from Dallas, we moved to Allen 2013. We love the schools, my kids are getting a great education. My daughter was tested in the gifted program as soon as we  More

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Over 9 years ago

Allen is quite possibly the best city I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Everyone you meet is courteous, helpful, and respectable. The town fully supports one  More

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Over 10 years ago

We are planning a move to Allen, Texas and would like to know how many months out of the year are warm enough to swim? Getting ready to make an offer on a home and  More

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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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