2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsboro, OR vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Hilo spends 10.8% less per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% lower in Hilo than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilo had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORHilo, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  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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