2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs Dayton, NV

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Highlights
- Dayton spends 34.7% less per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Dayton than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PADayton, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,580$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6374573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 10 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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