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Thousand Oaks, CA vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- San Rafael spends 48.1% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in San Rafael than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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