2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hillsborough township, NJ vs Tampa, FL

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Highlights
- Tampa spends 52.9% less per student than Hillsborough township.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.7% higher in Tampa than in Hillsborough township. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hillsborough township
 Hillsborough township, NJTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,559  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Hillsborough Township    3 Reviews

Hillsborough is bucolic, many acres still used for farming, but lots of developments as well. The school system is rated very highly, and the community is somewhat  More

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Hillsborough is close enough to major metropolitan areas of NYC and Philly, and has a wealth of excellent restaurants and cultural activities within a ten-mile radius.  More

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Over 17 years ago

New housing is not at a stand still, and in Hillsborough new homes are still selling! Although things are tight in the housing market there are still houses being bought  More

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Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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