2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pacifica, CA vs Huntington Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Huntington Beach spends 23.9% less per student than Pacifica.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Huntington Beach than in Pacifica. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntington Beach had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pacifica
 Pacifica, CAHuntington Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Reviews for Huntington Beach    33 Reviews

Lived here for a couple months now. Love the beach and the weather. Nice boardwalk to walk or ride your bike. Overall nice clean feel and vibe. Only move here if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

Overdevelopment has ruined the city, Housing is overpriced - overseas investors, corporate housing, sober living houses (there are many throughout the city) and AirB&B  More

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Over 10 years ago

The population of Huntington Beach is much more than that. It was actually 199,189 according to the city's  More

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