2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hialeah, FL vs Metairie, LA

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Highlights
- Metairie spends 7.0% more per student than Hialeah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Metairie than in Hialeah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Metairie had 25.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hialeah
 Hialeah, FLMetairie, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,663$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hialeah    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Hialeah is the perfect place if you don't speak English. Only because it's not necessary in order to find employment you only need Spanish. It's overpopulated everyone  More

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Over 9 years ago

south hialeah is the school with a fart. we hate our teachers faculty and staff. we hate each other, we don't do our  More

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Over 14 years ago

Hialeah is a small town inside the Miami city limits. It's a ghetto where the "balseros" live. People are uneducated and unfriendly. The worst thing that happens  More

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Reviews for Metairie    11 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I've been to Metairie a few times on bisiness, but I can't wait to go back and stay for a while. Lovely town nice people, lovely places. Lots to do. I recommend it  More

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For Metairie, & New Orleans in general: Briefly, as a Geologist who has lived here for 30+ years, my view of the outlook for the New Orleans area is decidedly gloomy.   More

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Metairie is not a city in the strictest terms. It’s a developed unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish that’s inextricably linked to the Metro New Orleans Area. Metaire  More

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