Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Homburg about 77.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Homburg is home to the Homburg-Hörstetten primary school district. In the primary school district there are 88 students who are in kindergarten or the primary level. There are 16 children in the kindergarten, and the average class size is 16 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 11 or 68.8% are female, 1 or 6.3% are not Swiss citizens. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 28 children in who are at the lower primary level and 44 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 24 students. At the lower primary level, there are 16 children or 57.1% of the total population who are female, 5 or 17.9% are not Swiss citizens. In the upper primary level, there are 23 or 52.3% who are female, 1 or 2.3% are not Swiss citizens.
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