2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsboro, OR vs Golden, CO

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Highlights
- Golden spends 33.1% less per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Golden than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORGolden, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,308$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,923$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6574573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Golden    5 Reviews

...6 months of winter from the first snowfall to the last. Lots of warm, sunny days in between. However...just when you think you can get out your shorts and sandals,  More

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It doesn't get any better than this little town, nestled between two stunning mesas. Beauty abounds in every direction. You have that "small town feel" but are just  More

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Over 11 years ago

Golden is a fantastic place to have a family! Close to metro Denver, but close to the mountains and all its recreation. The schools are very good! My boys are 5 and  More

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