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Hershey, PA vs Las Vegas, NM

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Highlights
- Las Vegas spends 10.1% less per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Las Vegas than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Las Vegas had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PALas Vegas, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,947$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,598$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock19084573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  More

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