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Westlake Village, CA vs Simi Valley, CA

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- Simi Valley spends 18.2% less per student than Westlake Village.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Simi Valley than in Westlake Village. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Simi Valley had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Westlake Village
 Westlake Village, CASimi Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Westlake Village    6 Reviews

Been here since 2014 in a gated community. Moved from West Hollywood in LA, which is obviously very different. I'll say this - it's very White, very safe, and, if you're  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Westlake Village for almost 19 years and I cannot bare to leave. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery. Not alot of great theater but if you are not to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Too hot in the summer. Has desert climate in summer, often days  More

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Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 17 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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