2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsborough, NC vs Socorro, NM

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Highlights
- Socorro spends 23.1% more per student than Hillsborough.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% higher in Socorro than in Hillsborough. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Socorro had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsborough
 Hillsborough, NCSocorro, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,313$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11174573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
Reviews for Hillsborough    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years and I have come to live this small  More

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Over 6 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Reviews for Socorro    1 Reviews

Socorro County, New Mexico, is one of the largest counties in the state (6626 square miles)but with a population of only about 18 million. Most of the population  More

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