Total enrollment
3,118
-278 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Derry Township SD
Pennsylvania · 3,118 students · 1 city
5 public schools operate under Derry Township SD, with roughly 3,118 K-12 students enrolled (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Derry Township SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Derry Township SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #24 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,118 | #150 of 479 | #3,101 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #151 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #151 of 478 | #2,315 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 27.7% | #347 of 398 | #6,828 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #82 of 378 | #2,315 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Derry Township SD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Hershey High School at 78.0% proficient to Hershey Middle School at 71.1%, a gap of 6.9 points. That is the 221st widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,393 to 3,118 students (down 8%) and from 253 to 254 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershey HS | Hershey | High | 09-12 | 1,050 |
| Hershey MS | Hershey | Middle | 06-08 | 742 |
| Hershey Intrmd El Sch | Hershey | Elementary | 04-05 | 479 |
| Hershey Primary El Sch | Hershey | Elementary | 02-03 | 427 |
| Hershey Early Childhood Ctr | Hershey | Elementary | KG-01 | 420 |
About Derry Township SD
As a low-population district in Pennsylvania, Derry Township SD enrolls 3,118 students across 5 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Derry Township SD is made up of 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 624 in this district, noticeably above the Pennsylvania typical of 569.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 8%: 3,396 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,118 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Derry Township SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.