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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Ridgefield, WA

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Highlights
- Ridgefield spends 34.0% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Ridgefield than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgefield had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CARidgefield, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,098$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10424573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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