2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 37.0% less per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Huntsville than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PAHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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