2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simsbury, CT vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 29.2% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.5% higher in Hershey than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up 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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