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Ferndale, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 27.9% more per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.39.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beautiful town physically, but that's it. The town police chief and city manager are both corrupt and colluding with illegal growers. This town is nothing but  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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