2025 Compare Cities Education:
Holly Springs, NC vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 52.7% more per student than Holly Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Hershey than in Holly Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Holly Springs
 Holly Springs, NCHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Holly Springs    2 Reviews

I moved to Holly Springs with my husband when I was 21 years old, right after I had finished college. We chose Holly Springs for the convenient location, affordable  More

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Over 18 years ago

I moved to the Triangle in 1993, and into Holly Springs in 1995. It has been fun living here and watching the town grow. When we moved, there were 3,000 people in the  More

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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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