Hillsborough Has Safest School In Somerset County: Ranking

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — If your child attends school in the Hillsborough Township Public School District, you can feel pretty safe about their day. The district ranked ninth in Niche.com's list of the safest school districts in New Jersey.

The rankings were based on student and parent ratings of health and safety, area crime rates, and rates for expulsion, suspension, and school related arrests. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

The district ranked an A+ for health and safety.

"The teachers here in Hillsborough, especially the high school, are good at what they do. I moved to Hillsborough in middle school and the environment was very different. A lot of the students here are high-achievers!" a reviewer said.

The district, ironically, also appeared on Patch's Monday list of 578 schools that had incidents involving weapons in 2016-17.

Read more: How Many Weapons Were Found In Hillsborough Schools?

Read more: Weapons Found In These 578 NJ Schools During 2016-17 Year

East Brunswick was No. 2 and No. 9 nationally. Just this past week, East Brunswick High School student was arrested after allegedly making a terroristic threat in an online post, school officials said. The district also plans to place armed police officers at each school building in response to the Florida shootings.

The rankings were based on student and parent ratings of health and safety, area crime rates, and rates for expulsion, suspension, and school related arrests. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Read the complete list here.

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