2024 Compare Cities Education:
Hilo, HI vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 47.7% less per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.8% higher in Meridian than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo
 Hilo, HIMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,751$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,806$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.417.8216.23
 Students per Librarian123210314573
 Students per Counselor268430530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.6%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 3 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 6 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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