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Scotch Plains, NJ vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 14.1% less per student than Scotch Plains.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in Half Moon Bay than in Scotch Plains. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotch Plains
 Scotch Plains, NJHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Scotch Plains    2 Reviews

I've lived in the city for about 5 years now and I've enjoyed it, it's close to new york and my son likes the schools as "the teachers are friendly and nice" (In His  More

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Over 11 years ago

To see it is to believe it. Scotch Plains is definitely one of the best towns that New Jersey has to offer.  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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