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Macungie, PA vs Hershey, PA

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- Hershey spends 10.0% less per student than Macungie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Hershey than in Macungie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macungie
 Macungie, PAHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor329  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.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Macungie    2 Reviews

When I moved here in 1997, this was still a quite little place. In the ensuing 10 years, many people from New Jersey and New York have moved here to escape the high cost  More

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The area in and around Macungie is nice but farms that had been in place for one or two centuries are now ugly over priced homes and condo's. People from the N.J. and NY  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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