2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilo, HI vs Troy, MI

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Highlights
- Troy spends 14.4% less per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Troy than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Troy had 2.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo
 Hilo, HITroy, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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