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Port Arthur, TX vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Highlights
- Thousand Oaks spends 12.2% more per student than Port Arthur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.1% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Port Arthur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 21.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Arthur
 Port Arthur, TXThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,864  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  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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