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Cloverdale, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 19.2% more per student than Cloverdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Cloverdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cloverdale
 Cloverdale, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor399  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cloverdale    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Pros: Relaxed, small town atmosphere, friendly people, low crime, tons of civic pride, a surprisingly vibrant arts and music scene for a town of its size (check out  More

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Over 17 years ago

Our summers are hot, with highs in the 90's, low 100's....Completely dry. We get rain from November (just a little) through March with the most rainfall in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are in Cloverdale as a result of jobs - 2 adults driving 30 miles in opposite directions 5 days a week. After just over 2 years, we have started packing and  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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