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Hershey, PA vs Framingham, MA

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Highlights
- Framingham spends 32.8% more per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.3% lower in Framingham than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Framingham had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey

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 Hershey, PAFramingham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,739$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386$19,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8411.9916.23
 Students per Librarian10043544573
 Students per Counselor390331530
 Grade School Educ.8.8%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%13.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.8%6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%50.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.3%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%3.0%1.5%

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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 16 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 18 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 Framingham    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Great central location and easy access to major routs  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the reasons I moved here was for the ease of access to the city center of Boston, and also to get on the road in any direction... I still really appreciate that a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Potential option for a dual career couple commuting between Boston and Worcester.OK but not great schools-ethnically diverse but with little crime.Not snooty but your  More

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