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Philadelphia, PA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 44.8% less per student than Philadelphia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.7% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Philadelphia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Philadelphia
 Philadelphia, PAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor408  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  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.32.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  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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