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Hershey, PA vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 15.6% less per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Lexington than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey

Education
 Hershey, PALexington, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,739$14,980$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386$13,138$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,762$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8413.4716.23
 Students per Librarian10046474573
 Students per Counselor390450530
 Grade School Educ.8.8%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.3%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.8%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%45.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.3%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%3.4%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 Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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