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Redwood City, CA vs Oxnard, CA

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Highlights
- Oxnard spends 29.0% less per student than Redwood City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Oxnard than in Redwood City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxnard had 20.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Redwood City
 Redwood City, CAOxnard, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for Oxnard    28 Reviews

Hey folks, it’s Bob, back with an update since my review 3 years ago. I’m finally leaving CA , but I thought it would be nice to give an update and review some  More

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Over 9 years ago

But Oxnard takes the cake hands down. In reply to BOB. A real person living there in Oxnard. My reply to you is I hear you there. The one thing you didn't mention (  More

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1 Jan 95 LA Times interview / witness Andy Medvigy (Convicted 911 Bluebell St felony ARSON, felony BURGLARY Stephen Andrew Medvigy, aka Thermopolis, WY FIREMAN  More

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