2025 Compare Cities Education:
Menlo Park, CA vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Hilo spends 11.6% less per student than Menlo Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Hilo than in Menlo Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilo had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Menlo Park
 Menlo Park, CAHilo, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  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 4 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 4 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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