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Houston, TX vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Hilo spends 38.4% more per student than Houston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Hilo than in Houston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilo had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Houston

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 Houston, TXHilo, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$16,564$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8214.416.23
 Students per Librarian147012324573
 Students per Counselor473268530
 Grade School Educ.12.3%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%4.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.79.5%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%19.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.0%13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%34.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.1%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.8%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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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 3 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 3 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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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
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