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Kihei, HI vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 14.7% less per student than Kihei.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Santa Fe than in Kihei. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kihei
 Kihei, HISanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 16 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 17 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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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