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Great Neck, NY vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 54.5% less per student than Great Neck.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 99.2% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Great Neck. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Neck
 Great Neck, NYThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Great Neck    3 Reviews

I basically grew up in Great Neck from ages 7 through 23. My thoughts are as follows. Yes you should be concerned about the quality of the water. My family spent plenty  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great School System and Park  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great community,terrific park system with pools,tennis courts and summer entertainment; 30 minutes to Manhattan by LIRR, universities and colleges within easy driving  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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