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Whittier, CA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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Highlights
- Thousand Oaks spends 18.2% less per student than Whittier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Thousand Oaks than in Whittier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thousand Oaks had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Whittier

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 Whittier, CAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$12,066$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8624.0216.23
 Students per Librarian6565291284573
 Students per Counselor380454530
 Grade School Educ.5.6%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%19.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%49.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  More

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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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ZIPS IN WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA
90601 90602 90603
ZIPS IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA
91320 91360 91362 91361

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