Hershey HS
Hershey, PA · High School · Grades 9-12
Hershey HS is a high school in Hershey, PA with 1,093 students enrolled and a 71% proficiency rate. Part of Derry Township SD. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Hershey HS is a high school located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The school serves 1,093 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 71% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 82% graduation rate.
22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hershey HS is part of the Derry Township SD in Pennsylvania.
How This School Compares
Hershey HS has 1,093 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Derry Township SD (630 students). Its 71% proficiency rate is 7 percentage points above the district average of 64%. Compared to the Pennsylvania state average of 46%, the school performs 25 points higher. With a 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hershey HS has 1,093 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 71% of students at Hershey HS meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Hershey HS has a 82% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Hershey HS is part of the Derry Township SD in Hershey, Pennsylvania. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.