2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilo, HI vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 34.6% less per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Cary than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo
 Hilo, HICary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%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 Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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