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Hershey, PA vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Raleigh spends 34.5% less per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Raleigh than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raleigh had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey

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 Hershey, PARaleigh, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,739$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8415.1116.23
 Students per Librarian10048294573
 Students per Counselor390300530
 Grade School Educ.8.8%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.8%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%52.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.3%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Hershey    3 Reviews

Lived her most of my life, with a few years in locations close by. If moving to Central PA, Hershey is by far the best. It is a cute town where you will feel extremely  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to Hershey, PA 2 years ago and fell in love with it. It is a quaint town that hosts various community activities throughout the year. The schools are among  More

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Over 18 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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