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Allegan, MI vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Hilo spends 35.7% more per student than Allegan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Hilo than in Allegan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilo had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Allegan
 Allegan, MIHilo, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,668  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor655  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Allegan    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

The summers get up to mid 80's to mid 90's. The humidity is the killer though. Some days it's like you are drinking your air and living outside of air conditioning is  More

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Over 18 years ago

The cost of living in Allegan is rather nice. You can get an apartment for about $500 a month and it's not that terrible or a house for $700 that's rather nice. The  More

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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 5 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 5 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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