2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 3.7% more per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Hershey than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  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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