2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilo, HI vs Augusta, GA

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Highlights
- Augusta spends 29.6% less per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Augusta than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo
 Hilo, HIAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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