2025 Compare Cities Education:
Smyrna, GA vs Hillsdale, NJ

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Highlights
- Hillsdale spends 79.4% more per student than Smyrna.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.0% lower in Hillsdale than in Smyrna. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsdale had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smyrna
 Smyrna, GAHillsdale, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,891$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,557$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9314573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Smyrna    9 Reviews

I’ve lived in this city for for three years now. I’ve lived all over and I must say this city gives you a small town feel. Right outside of a large city I feel safe and  More

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Smyrna, Ga is the worst place to live because it is low income with a 10% unemployment rate. Large retailers have left the area with the exception of Walmart. The  More

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The thing about the Smyrna/Vinings area is that you have some very nice areas, that are right next door to a very bad area. I just don't want to pay a ton of money to  More

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Reviews for Hillsdale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

According to state records, as of 4/1/06, Hillsdale has 6,729 registered voters. Of those, 1,133 are Democrats, 2,001 are Republicans and 3592 are  More

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Over 19 years ago

TAXES ARE OUT OF SITE ,SCHOOLS ARE GETTING BAD ,TEACHERS DONT CARE,TRAFFIC? 4GET IT IT TAKES 20 MINUTES DURING RUSH HOUR TO GO 9 MILES AT 430 -6 PM ,IM OUTTA  More

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