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Palo Alto, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 9.2% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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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