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Santa Paula, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 40.9% more per student than Santa Paula.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Santa Paula. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 36.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Paula

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 Santa Paula, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,254$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066$15,457$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,617$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.0219.7916.23
 Students per Librarian2912880554573
 Students per Counselor454431530
 Grade School Educ.19.9%8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.8%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.64.3%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.8%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.4%13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%3.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%4.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 18 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This 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 18 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 19 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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ZIPS IN SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA
93060
ZIPS IN HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA
94019

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