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Brighton, CO vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 35.4% more per student than Brighton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Brighton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Brighton
 Brighton, COHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brighton    2 Reviews

I bought a house in Adams County Colorado found out that the same family had built my house and the house next door and shared the driveway the realestat agents told me  More

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Over 15 years ago

My name is Sandra I use to live in Eagle Pass until I got married and move to Colorado.I go and visit my parents once or twice a year they live in Chula Vista  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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