2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hilo, HI vs Truckee, CA

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Highlights
- Truckee spends 25.4% more per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.7% higher in Truckee than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Truckee had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo
 Hilo, HITruckee, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%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 Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  More

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