2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs Sparta, NJ

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Highlights
- Sparta spends 48.6% more per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% lower in Sparta than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sparta had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PASparta, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$26,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,826$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8664573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Sparta    7 Reviews

I lived in Sparta for 28 years and only moved away because I retired. Both our daughters went through the entire school system and received a great education. In the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sparta is a wonderful place to raise a family. Sparta has a lot of organized activities plus an abundance of year- round outdoor activites. It has a number of private  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have enjoyed living in Sparta. It is an aesthetically pleasing area, nice lakes, good restaurants, a very good library and small town atmosphere. It lacks continuing  More

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