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Aptos, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 22.8% more per student than Aptos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Aptos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aptos
 Aptos, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 14 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  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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