| Index | Hightstown | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 51% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 13:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 3 | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,963 |


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| Index | Hightstown | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 77.6% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.1% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 55.5% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 42.1% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 37.1% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 13.0% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 5.0% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 3 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hightstown. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hightstown, NJ schools is 51%. The average student to teacher ratio is 13:1. In Hightstown, NJ, an average of 77.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.1% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cranbury, NJ | 2,281 | 81% | 68.8% |
| Roosevelt, NJ | 941 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Plainsboro Center, NJ | 2,817 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Yorketown, NJ | 6,961 | 77% | 60.2% |
| Skillman, NJ | 490 | 77% | 60.2% |
| Hightstown, NJ | 5,441 | 51% | 5.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Williamston, NC | 5,441 | 40% | 17.1% |
| Williamsburg, KY | 5,440 | 56% | 16.7% |
| Williams, CA | 5,439 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Aberdeen, MS | 5,435 | 37% | 23.3% |
| Iola, KS | 5,433 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Hightstown, NJ | 5,441 | 51% | 5.2% |