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

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 6.4% less per student than Lewisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.9% higher in Hershey than in Lewisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lewisburg
 Lewisburg, PAHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,993  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lewisburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Within the last 10 years Lewisburg and Milton have seen a demographic change due to African Americans and Hispanics moving into the area. Most of the residents are rude  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Lewisburg for 6 years. I moved here from an area with a higher population and crime rate. Central Pennsylvania has beautiful rolling mountains, the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lewisburg is a wonderful place to raise a family. The cost of living is reasonable, downtown Lewisburg is thriving and captures the small town feel of friendly neighbors  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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