2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs New Brunswick, NJ

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Highlights
- New Brunswick spends 23.8% more per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in New Brunswick than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Brunswick had 25.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PANew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,585$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14524573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock21.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock65.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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