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San Marcos, CA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- Thousand Oaks spends 12.9% less per student than San Marcos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Thousand Oaks than in San Marcos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Marcos
 San Marcos, CAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  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.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  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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