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Albuquerque, NM vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 56.0% more per student than Albuquerque.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.3% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Albuquerque. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Albuquerque
 Albuquerque, NMHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor350  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Albuquerque    253 Reviews

We made reservations for hotel and flights for a convention located in Old Town Albuquerque NM. When preparing for our trip we found that the city of Albuquerque has no  More

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i'm from albuquerque. born here, raised in denver, moved back at 11. it's cool, there's a lot of great restaurants, the people are friendly, the vibe is laid-back, it's  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Albuquerque! It’s an interesting place with a lot of history and interesting things to  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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