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Grand Prairie, TX vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 52.5% more per student than Grand Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Grand Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Prairie
 Grand Prairie, TXHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 18 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  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 20 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 21 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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