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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale spends 22.1% more per student than Hilton Head Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.4% higher in Sunnyvale than in Hilton Head Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilton Head Island
 Hilton Head Island, SCSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,547  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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