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Chester, PA vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 20.5% less per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Hershey than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, PAHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  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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