2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cambria, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 26.3% more per student than Cambria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Cambria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambria
 Cambria, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,063  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cambria    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This is a wonderful school with lots of teachers who care about students. Because of the small size (about 300) , students and parents really know one another. The  More

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Over 19 years ago

I visit Cambria, CA one week out of every year, ever since I was little. It's a great place to get away from it all. It's beautiful with pine trees that meet the sea.  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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