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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Ridgewood, NJ

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- Ridgewood spends 74.6% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% lower in Ridgewood than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ridgewood had 3.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CARidgewood, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%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.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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