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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Atwater, CA

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- Atwater spends 28.7% less per student than Half Moon Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Atwater than in Half Moon Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Atwater had 19.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Half Moon Bay
 Half Moon Bay, CAAtwater, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,332$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,391$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock61024573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock15.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock70.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Atwater    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Atwater Village for the past 11 years. It's rated one of the best neighborhoods in Los Angeles and I am in complete agreement with that. I've seen it  More

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It went from hellhole to paradise in less than five years. Now, there are more places to shop and eat. What was a boring, open field is now a huge shopping center off of  More

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This is a Little town of about 28,000 people. All ages, mainly Spanish Speaking. There are not very many varities of Resturants, or of Good Quality. The Housing is  More

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