2026 Compare Cities Education:
Kihei, HI vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 39.6% less per student than Kihei.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Melbourne than in Kihei. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kihei
 Kihei, HIMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Kihei    6 Reviews

I live in Kihei, on the sunny South West shore of the island of Maui. Do not believe all the rubbish you hear about Hawaii being an expensive place to live. Much  More

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Over 17 years ago

we have lived here for over 20 years, raised our kids and really enjoyed living here. the cost of living here has gone out of control. we are retiring soon and plan to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hawaii is a wonderful state to live in for many reasons. We have wonderful weather (no need for those winter clothes!!) which is great for outdoors most of the year.   More

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Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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