Hershey High School

Hershey, PA 17033

Phone: (717) 531-2244
District: Derry Township School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1156 students

Hershey High School serves grades 9-12 in the Derry Township School District. It is among the few public high schools in Pennsylvania to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Hershey High School is a public school in the Derry Township School District located in Hershey, PA. As of 2014, the students are 82.9% White, non-Hispanic; 8.1% Asian/Pacific Islander; 4.4% Hispanic; 3.3% Black, non-Hispanic; and 1.3% Multiracial. 13% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 82.9% 78.3% 69.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 8.1% 9.9% 3.4%
Hispanic 4.4% 5.2% 9.5%
Black, non-Hispanic 3.3% 3.6% 15.1%
Multiracial 1.3% 2.9% 2.7%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 13% — —
English learners — 1.4% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Good Hope Farms South Neighborhood/Subdivision Mechanicsburg PA 18 mi
2 North Ridge II Neighborhood/Subdivision Carlisle PA 29.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
New Cumberland Army Depot 11.6 mi.
Fort Indiantown Gap 12.2 mi.
NSA Mechanicsburg 18.2 mi.
Carlisle Barracks 28.3 mi.
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