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Thousand Oaks, CA vs Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Vista spends 14.8% more per student than Thousand Oaks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Vista than in Thousand Oaks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vista had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Thousand Oaks

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 Thousand Oaks, CAVista, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,254$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066$13,161$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,617$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.0222.6516.23
 Students per Librarian29128187444573
 Students per Counselor454513530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%12.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.5%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.2%25.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.8%5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 12 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 Vista    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I bought a house in Vista, CA, and lived there since 2013-2017. My kids and I loved that area (Shadow Ridge). People are friendly, down-to-earth, not snobby. I would  More

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I've lived here 3 years and it has an unbeatable climate. Close to everything you could want. A renovated downtown and access to mass transit. Very nice place, friendly  More

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Truly a hidden gem - I was nervous after first moving since it seemed far from San Diego, but my concerns have been fully alleviated in just a couple months of time in  More

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ZIPS IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA
91320 91360 91362 91361
ZIPS IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA
92084 92083 92081

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