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Hershey High School

Public Grades 9-12

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 96% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Hershey High School is a public high school located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,079 students. The school is part of the Derry Township School District, which is ranked 16th out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hershey High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking between 18th and 64th over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating exceptional academic performance. Hershey High School excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, White students, and multi-racial students, suggesting the school is effectively serving students from diverse backgrounds. The school's four-year graduation rates are consistently high, ranging from 87.5% to 92.6%, and its dropout rates are very low, ranging from 0.3% to 1.6%.

Hershey High School outperforms many of the nearby high schools, such as Steelton-Highspire High School, in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores. However, Hershey High School serves a relatively more affluent student population, with a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to some nearby schools. The school also spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $15,971 to $20,715 over the past few years, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 13.6, which may contribute to its strong academic performance and the availability of resources for students.

1,050

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,110

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Homestead Rd
Hershey, PA 17033-0898

(717) 531-2244

District: Derry Township School District

Feeder schools for Hershey High School:

Elementary:	Hershey Early Childhood Center
	Hershey Intrmd Elementary School
	Hershey Primary Elementary School
Middle:	Hershey Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Asian:

14.6%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (80% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

Pennsylvania avg52%

25^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 606Derry Township School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	25 of 681	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	44 of 686	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	26 of 674	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	64 of 634	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	18 of 537	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	38 of 693	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	18 of 673	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.5	24 of 663	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	27 of 677	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	73 of 680	89.3%	★★★★☆
2014	84.4	55 of 580	90.5%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	60 of 591	89.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	36 of 664	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	89.2	22 of 660	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	74.2	143 of 649	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	76 of 632	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	91.2	16 of 621	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.2	34 of 615	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.1	11 of 604	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	14 of 593	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	94.1	10 of 590	98.3%	★★★★★
2003	89.1	36 of 583	93.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	6 of 276	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	49 of 121	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.6	14 of 112	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	72 of 524	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	39 of 513	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	39.8	273 of 502	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	38 of 657	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	45 of 665	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	24 of 287	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	36 of 274	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	62 of 252	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	49 of 651	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	44 of 664	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	111 of 652	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	23 of 660	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	45 of 662	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	7 of 165	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	24 of 583	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	50 of 595	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	32 of 577	94.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature87%+25 vs state

Biology79%+30 vs state

Algebra I74%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hershey High School	Public	9-12	550 Homestead Rd	Hershey	17033	Dauphin County	Derry Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 531-2244	1,050	86	12.2	25.0%	698 (66.5%)	56 (5.3%)	99 (9.4%)	153 (14.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (3.8%)	93.6	25^th of 681 public high schools	96.3%		90.9	44^th of 686 public high schools	93.6%	19	73.8	79.3	86.7	$20,110	$818	$19,291
Palmyra Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	1125 Park Dr	Palmyra	17078	Lebanon County	Palmyra Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 838-1331	1,126	74	15.1	30.0%	907 (80.6%)	20 (1.8%)	74 (6.6%)	80 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.8%)	93.9	21^st of 681 public high schools	96.9%		93.2	30^th of 686 public high schools	95.6%	9	79.4	73.9	89.6	$12,074	$77	$11,997
Price	Public	6-12	101 East High Street	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5325	7	2	3.3		6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)				$37,539	$19,666	$17,873
Lower Dauphin High School	Public	9-12	201 S Hanover St	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 566-5330	1,057	88	12.0	26.5%	843 (79.8%)	24 (2.3%)	94 (8.9%)	32 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.9%)	79.2	123^rd of 681 public high schools	81.9%		75.5	157^th of 686 public high schools	77.1%	34	55.9	63.2	77.7	$18,593	$720	$17,873
Middletown Area High School	Public	9-12	1155 N Union St	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 948-3333	702	52	13.6	50.7%	367 (52.3%)	73 (10.4%)	154 (21.9%)	23 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.1%)	58.3	308^th of 681 public high schools	54.8%		45.1	427^th of 686 public high schools	37.8%	119	47.2	47.2	65.7	$18,834	$1,137	$17,697
Dauphin County Technical School	Public	9-12	6001 Locust Ln	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Dauphin County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(717) 652-3170	1,187	79	15.0	99.1%	467 (39.3%)	234 (19.7%)	273 (23.0%)	158 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.5%)	57.5	316^th of 681 public high schools	53.6%		40.2	464^th of 686 public high schools	32.4%	148	34.9	66.4	60.3
Annville-Cleona High School	Public	9-12	500 S White Oak St	Annville	17003	Lebanon County	Annville-Cleona School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 867-7700	464	40	11.6	41.8%	368 (79.3%)	9 (1.9%)	55 (11.9%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	48	393^rd of 681 public high schools	42.3%		48.9	393^rd of 686 public high schools	42.7%		43.2	47.9	53.7	$22,201	$842	$21,359
Central Dauphin Senior High School	Public	9-12	437 Piketown Road	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 703-5360	1,966	129	15.2	36.5%	1,189 (60.5%)	253 (12.9%)	190 (9.7%)	193 (9.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.9%)	51.8	365^th of 681 public high schools	46.4%		62.8	264^th of 686 public high schools	61.5%	101	38.6	46.5	64.8	$15,179	$351	$14,828
Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,573	116	13.5	101.5%	304 (19.3%)	510 (32.4%)	346 (22.0%)	229 (14.6%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	177 (11.3%)	15	576^th of 681 public high schools	15.4%		22.2	548^th of 686 public high schools	20.1%	28	21.2	22.8	40.5	$15,207	$565	$14,641
Elizabethtown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 367-1533	1,263	75	16.9	37.9%	1,069 (84.6%)	36 (2.9%)	87 (6.9%)	22 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.6%)	62.5	275^th of 681 public high schools	59.6%		69.4	209^th of 686 public high schools	69.5%	66	54.4	47.5	65.3	$32,336	$1,631	$30,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Hershey High School

Is Hershey High School a good school?

Yes! Hershey High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 25^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hershey High School?

Students at Hershey High School are 66% White, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hershey High School in?

Derry Township School District

What schools feed into Hershey High School?

Hershey High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hershey Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Hershey Intrmd Elementary School
Elementary : Hershey Primary Elementary School
Middle : Hershey Middle School

How many students attend Hershey High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,050 students attended Hershey High School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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