2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hinsdale, IL vs Buford, GA

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Highlights
- Buford spends 44.6% less per student than Hinsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% higher in Buford than in Hinsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 23.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hinsdale
 Hinsdale, ILBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hinsdale    4 Reviews

Have lived here for five years and here are my observations (from both first-hand and anecdotal experiences): Pros-lovely town, homes and yards well-kept, downtown  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a pretty Chicago suburb. It is an affluent community blessed with top rated schools. I'm sure there are lots of very nice people living there, yet the very  More

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Over 16 years ago

Hinsdale is a first class town West of Chicago with nice little shops and very low crime rate. The schools are generally rated among the best in  More

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Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

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