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Parker, CO vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 12.2% more per student than Parker.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.3% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Parker. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parker
 Parker, COThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Parker    28 Reviews

I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here over 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small  More

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I'm not a CO native. I didn't move here from CA. We've been here 16 years. We are looking to move. Now that I said that, I'll say this: This is a nice small CITY but  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is my 15th year in Parker, CO. Very nice initially. VERY EXPENSIVE to buy a home now. I rented all this time and despite making over $100,000 per year, cannot  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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