2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia spends 45.7% more per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Philadelphia than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Philadelphia had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PAPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,843$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,842$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23804573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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