2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsboro, OR vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 0.8% less per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% lower in Gaithersburg than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%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 Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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