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Belen, NM vs Lihue, HI

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- Lihue spends 53.7% more per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Lihue than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lihue had 14.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMLihue, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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Ivan · Belen, NM
Belen is my world it should be yours too !
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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Reviews for Lihue    2 Reviews
LESLIE · Mountain View, HI
CRIME
Over 15 years ago

WHY IS THERE NOT A CATAGORY AND STATISTICS AS TO DRUG CRIMES AND DRUG USAGE? THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO RELOCATE OR  More

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Kauai Doc · Lihue, HI
Can't complain about the weather
Over 16 years ago

The Climate on Kauai has to be one of the best on this planet. Over the past 8 years, The highest temperature has been 90 and the lowest 51. Trade winds tend to blow  More

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