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Washington, DC vs Hillsborough township, NJ

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- Hillsborough township spends 22.1% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Hillsborough township than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hillsborough township had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCHillsborough township, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,575$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,279$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9134573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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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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