2025 Compare Cities Education:
Half Moon Bay, CA vs Kapaa, HI

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Highlights
- Kapaa spends 11.6% less per student than Half Moon Bay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Kapaa than in Half Moon Bay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kapaa had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Half Moon Bay
 Half Moon Bay, CAKapaa, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Kapaa    4 Reviews

I have lived on Kaua'i, Hawai'i for about two years now, with about 20 years of prior vacationing (up to 1 month). Living here is much different than vacationing here,  More

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Over 7 years ago

My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting Kapaa in July of 2017. As tourists we found it a wonderful place. There were ample places to eat and shop for souvenirs.   More

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Over 8 years ago

For many, Kapaa is considered middle of the island in a way. Whether you are going North or going South, Kapaa seems to be a great midway point. There are tons of  More

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