2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lincoln, NE vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 36.0% more per student than Lincoln.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.5% higher in Hershey than in Lincoln. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lincoln
 Lincoln, NEHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,921  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor387  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  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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