2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsboro, OR vs Aurora, IL

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 11.6% less per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% lower in Aurora than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 11.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORAurora, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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Reviews for Aurora    18 Reviews

What a joke this city is. My friend's husband was shot in the head in this village (along with 4 others murdered). Their response was sub-par to say the least. Their  More

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Over 9 years ago

Seeking to relocate out of Aurora,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winters too long,cold and snowy, i dread it more every year! Will retire out of here in a few  More

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