2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hershey, PA vs Washington, DC

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Highlights
- Washington spends 70.7% more per student than Hershey.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Washington than in Hershey. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hershey
 Hershey, PAWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor390  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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