2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsboro, OR vs Pullman, WA

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Highlights
- Pullman spends 2.4% more per student than Hillsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% lower in Pullman than in Hillsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pullman had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORPullman, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,397$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock46384573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.6%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 Pullman    9 Reviews

I came to Pullman in 2014 as a student, and I've been here since. I bought a house here this year and like many other places, there's a lot of crappy overpriced homes.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Rural area--great schools, climate, relaxed, Idaho next door--need I say  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you want to live in the big city then Pullman is not for you. However, if you like sunshine, fresh air, no traffic, friendly people, beautiful scenery, low crime,  More

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