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St. Simons, GA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay spends 52.0% more per student than St. Simons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.9% higher in Half Moon Bay than in St. Simons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Half Moon Bay had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Simons
 St. Simons, GAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,496  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor452  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%1.5%
Reviews for St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  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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