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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 3.9% less per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.6% lower in Starkville than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CAStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%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 Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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