2024 Compare Cities Education:
Walnut Creek, CA vs Lihue, HI

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Highlights
- Lihue spends 16.8% more per student than Walnut Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.2% lower in Lihue than in Walnut Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lihue had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walnut Creek
 Walnut Creek, CALihue, HIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$17,751$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$16,564$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$9,806$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2114.416.23
 Students per Librarian751812324573
 Students per Counselor584268530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.4%93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.1%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.0%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.7%7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.5%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%2.1%1.5%
Reviews for Walnut Creek    16 Reviews

Apart from the congestion, Walnut Creek is one of the best places in the San Francisco Bay Area to live. It is one of the most compact/walkable cities in the entire area  More

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Over 6 years ago

Almost all of Walnut Creek water comes from Pardee dam through an enclosed pipeline. That water is direct from the high Sierras. Among the best water quality in the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I grew up in Southern California and am no stranger to a more inland California climate. Before moving to WC I lived in San Francisco for 15 years where it is obviously  More

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Reviews for Lihue    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

WHY IS THERE NOT A CATAGORY AND STATISTICS AS TO DRUG CRIMES AND DRUG USAGE? THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO RELOCATE OR  More

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The Climate on Kauai has to be one of the best on this planet. Over the past 8 years, The highest temperature has been 90 and the lowest 51. Trade winds tend to blow  More

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