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Scottsdale, AZ vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Highlights
- Thousand Oaks spends 34.9% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$12,066$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2424.0216.23
 Students per Librarian2348291284573
 Students per Counselor718454530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 12 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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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
ZIPS IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA
91320 91360 91362 91361

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