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Hoover, AL vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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Highlights
- Hilton Head Island spends 14.2% more per student than Hoover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Hoover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoover
 Hoover, ALHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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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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