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Overland Park, KS vs Hilo, HI

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Highlights
- Hilo spends 27.6% more per student than Overland Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Hilo than in Overland Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilo had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Overland Park
 Overland Park, KSHilo, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,650  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  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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