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Naalehu, HI vs Descanso, CA

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Highlights
- Descanso spends 7.8% less per student than Naalehu.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 57.3% higher in Descanso than in Naalehu. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Descanso had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Naalehu
 Naalehu, HIDescanso, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Naalehu    1 Reviews

Ive lived here for almost 20 years. This is a very rural area. There is only 1 convinience store/gas station, an Ace Hardware store and thats it. Average commute to work  More

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