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Herndon, VA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 18.9% less per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.7% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 12.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 17 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  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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