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San Francisco, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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Highlights
- Half Moon Bay spends 4.4% less per student than San Francisco.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in Half Moon Bay than in San Francisco. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Francisco
 San Francisco, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,279  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  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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