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Pismo Beach, CA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 10.4% less per student than Pismo Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Pismo Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pismo Beach
 Pismo Beach, CAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Pismo Beach    4 Reviews

It's a nice town to visit - although very touristy. Clean air - and nice sand dunes nearby. A variety of housing - but expensive. Good for seafood. I would say  More

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It's still challenging to find a good job: Diablo Canyon Nuclear plant has announced it will be closing in 9 years, so many 6-figure incomes will be going along with the  More

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Over 9 years ago

Because of fires allowed in campsites each and everyday it is very smokey and hard to  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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