2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs Milford, DE

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Highlights
- Milford spends 2.6% less per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Milford than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milford had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PAMilford, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Milford    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Milford, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Over 13 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  More

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