Hershey HS

Hershey HS is a mid-tier secondary school in Hershey, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Derry Township SD. The school works with 1,050 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 738.

Across the 5 schools in Derry Township SD (3,118 students total), Hershey HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hershey HS logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dauphin County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 25% of students at Hershey HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dauphin County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hershey HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.9%; this one delivers 78.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dauphin County) records that median household income runs about $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hershey HS is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students).

Hershey MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hershey HS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.6%.

Hershey HS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 1,174 students in 2018 compared to 1,050 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Hershey HS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.