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Schools in Hershey

Hershey’s public schools

Hershey Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hershey. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 4% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
539 students on the public path
In brief

Hershey’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hershey’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Hershey High School places highest (better than 49%); Hershey Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hershey, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hershey Elementary SchoolHershey Public SchoolsB−
7–12Hershey High SchoolHershey Public SchoolsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hershey Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hershey Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 539 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,273NE $15,602 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 268 students tested
Math55%
State average 46% · 269 students tested

Hershey vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Hershey’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hershey—Hershey

Every school in Hershey

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hersheyby address
Hershey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
300 students14:1Rate it →
Hershey High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
239 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Hershey’s schools

Are Hershey’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hershey. Hershey Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hershey. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hershey in?

Hershey Public Schools.

Where do Hershey kids go to high school?

Hershey High School.

Parents talk

What Hershey families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.