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Sugar Land, TX vs Hershey, PA

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Highlights
- Hershey spends 28.5% more per student than Sugar Land.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Hershey than in Sugar Land. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hershey had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sugar Land
 Sugar Land, TXHershey, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,004  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  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 18 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 20 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  More

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