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Burtonsville, MD vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 10.1% less per student than Burtonsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Hershey than in Burtonsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burtonsville
 Burtonsville, MDHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Burtonsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In Montgomery County, Burtonsville has it's own small park, and close access to several more, giving resitidents a multitude of outdoor activities easily accessable.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Burtonsville is an unicorporated area of Montgomery County and is identified by the Post Office name and zip-code 20866. It is at the far east point of the county and  More

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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 17 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 19 years ago

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

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