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Scottsdale, AZ vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- 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
 Scottsdale, AZThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

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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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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