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Kailua (Hawaii County), HI vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Seattle spends 13.1% more per student than Kailua (Hawaii County).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Seattle than in Kailua (Hawaii County). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kailua (Hawaii County)
 Kailua (Hawaii County), HISeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Kailua (Hawaii County)    8 Reviews

The area is a bit overrated. The best location is on the beachfront. That is what the area is really known for. Going further away from the beach on streets like Oneawa  More

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Thank you Sperling's for these  More

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Over 16 years ago

I recently spent 2 years in Kona. I fell in love with it but its no place for working class people. The housing is so expensive that they had create a 60 mile (one  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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