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Fort Myers, FL vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 23.5% more per student than Fort Myers.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.7% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Fort Myers. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Myers
 Fort Myers, FLThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,527  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor557  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 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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