2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hightstown, NJ vs Pennington, NJ

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- Pennington spends 0.0% less per student than Hightstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Pennington than in Hightstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pennington had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hightstown
 Hightstown, NJPennington, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,781$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10354573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.9%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 Pennington    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

It seems like a very nice town, but we since we just moved in, it's too early to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Cost of property taxes even with the recent reevaluation is making living in Pennington unrealistic. Most of our neighbors are moving 3 miles away to Yardley PA where  More

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