2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cincinnati, OH vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 4.2% more per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.5% lower in Hershey than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  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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