2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portland, OR vs Kihei, HI

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Highlights
- Kihei spends 9.3% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Kihei than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kihei had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland
 Portland, ORKihei, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12324573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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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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