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

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- Half Moon Bay spends 43.7% more per student than Davis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Davis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Davis
 Davis, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,207  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor523  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Davis    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We owned a home in Davis for 10 years. There are so many good things about the town. The downtown area has many unique shops and restaurants. The Arboretum walking trail  More

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Amazing city of diverse culture, food and transportation.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Here's my take on the total of 16 years living in Davis, CA for those contemplating a move here. Kids are generally polite and law abiding. They tend to score well  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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