2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hightstown, NJ vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Athens spends 43.5% less per student than Hightstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Athens than in Hightstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hightstown
 Hightstown, NJAthens, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,011$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26204573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hightstown    2 Reviews

Hightstown is located in the middle between Phila and NYC and half an hour from the Jersey Shore. Theater, concerts, museums, Six Flags, historic sites, great  More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't live there. I was going to buy a home when I read this article from msn.com. I decided that the risks to the home values and tax rates was too great. Updated:  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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