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Solana Beach, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 22.8% more per student than Solana Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Half Moon Bay than in Solana Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Solana Beach
 Solana Beach, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 20 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  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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