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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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Highlights
- Carlsbad spends 14.8% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Carlsbad than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlsbad had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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