2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilo, HI vs Rockville, MD

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Highlights
- Rockville spends 11.2% more per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.3% lower in Rockville than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockville had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo
 Hilo, HIRockville, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%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 Rockville    17 Reviews

From MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE to many other people's comments and experiences: - The DC Metropolitan area (Maryland, DC, and Virginia) have an intense white supremacy /  More

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Having practically grown up here, it is fair to think I am biased. Before making assumptions about my opinion, though, I've lived in multiple cities in these states -  More

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Over 10 years ago

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