2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cape Elizabeth, ME vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 12.9% more per student than Cape Elizabeth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 73.0% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Cape Elizabeth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cape Elizabeth
 Cape Elizabeth, MEHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,112  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cape Elizabeth    2 Reviews

Cape Elizabeth is a lovely town, right on the Maine shoreline, and just outside the city of Portland. If you love nature and the outdoors, you will love Cape Elizabeth.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Moved to CE in 2007 and find it to be very beautiful seacoast town that includes farms, Maine coast views, great seafood and local produce, and a homey feel. The local  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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