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Thousand Oaks, CA vs State College, PA

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- State College spends 61.4% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.5% lower in State College than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- State College had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks
 Thousand Oaks, CAState College, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock17.3%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 State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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