2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hanover, PA vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 8.0% less per student than Hanover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% higher in Hershey than in Hanover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hanover
 Hanover, PAHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,843  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hanover    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

pretty scenery, horse  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you want small town living, Hanover, PA is not the answer. In 1992, I would say that it was a small town with a lot of farm land surrounding the area. However, from  More

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having lived here in HANOVER ive come to conclude 2 things 1.the people are more ignorant then people in the big city 2.that the town is full of morons and i dont  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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