2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port Angeles, WA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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Highlights
- Half Moon Bay spends 40.3% more per student than Port Angeles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Port Angeles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Angeles
 Port Angeles, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,877  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Port Angeles    21 Reviews

I totally disagree with many of the reviews I’ve read about Port Angeles. I’ve lived here for 18 months now and I absolutely love this town. The weather is awesome, the  More

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PERSPECTIVE: I’m writing as a visitor and ZNOT as an established resident. So, that is my bias. I’ve visited PA five times in the past three years; staying with friends  More

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The only positive thing to say about this town is the nature: the Olympic national park, lake crescent, and others around it are absolutely beautiful!!! But that's more  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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