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Orinda, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 32.2% more per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda
 Orinda, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  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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