2025 Compare Cities Education:
Amherst, NY vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Hilo spends 24.2% less per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Hilo than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilo had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst
 Amherst, NYHilo, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 17 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  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 4 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 4 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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