2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsboro, OR vs Fairfield, CA

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Highlights
- Fairfield spends 29.8% less per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.3% higher in Fairfield than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfield had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORFairfield, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62534573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 14 years ago

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