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Salem, OR vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 17.7% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  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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