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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Miami spends 21.5% less per student than Hilton Head Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.5% higher in Miami than in Hilton Head Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 14.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilton Head Island
 Hilton Head Island, SCMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,547  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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