| Index | Hillsborough | New Hampshire | National |
| Average Test Scores | 39% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 234 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 144 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 40 | 7,963 |
| Index | Hillsborough | New Hampshire | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.3% | 89.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.3% | 88.4% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 40.6% | 64.2% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 27.5% | 45.3% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 17.5% | 35.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 11.3% | 13.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hillsborough. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hillsborough, NH schools is 39%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hillsborough, NH, an average of 75.3% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.3% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Contoocook, NH | 1,353 | 68% | 42.0% |
| Bradford, NH | 306 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Henniker, NH | 2,566 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Warner, NH | 638 | 52% | 8.3% |
| Hancock, NH | 231 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Hillsborough, NH | 1,421 | 39% | 18.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Stanfield, NC | 1,421 | 42% | 12.5% |
| Basin, WY | 1,421 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Oxford, NY | 1,422 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Quincy, MI | 1,422 | 42% | 11.8% |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1,420 | 75% | 55.2% |
| Hillsborough, NH | 1,421 | 39% | 18.8% |
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