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Makawao, HI vs Brookings, OR

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- Brookings spends 17.3% less per student than Makawao.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% higher in Brookings than in Makawao. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookings had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Makawao
 Makawao, HIBrookings, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,683$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,071$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3224573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Makawao    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Aloha, We moved to Maui 2 years ago with the intentions of staying until we retire. But as prices continue to escalate we are reconsidering, and looking to move back  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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