
Not only does this expansion provide significant job growth, but it allows for important medical research to take place on numerous medical issues. We have the Hershey Medical Center which continues to expand its facilities yearly. We have an outstanding school district which graduates exceptional students, the majority of whom attend top-rated colleges and universities. High school students may choose to attend Dauphin County Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades.ĭerry Township School District is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.The Hershey/Hummelstown area is a wonderful place to live. Derry Township School District received $6.7 million in state funding in the 2009–10 school year.ĭerry Township School District operates five schools: Hershey High School (9th-12th), Hershey Middle School (6th-8th), Hershey Intermediate Elementary School (4th-5th), Hershey Primary Elementary School (2nd-3rd) and Hershey Early Childhood Center (K-1st). The district employed: 274 teachers, 219 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 21 administrators during the 2009–10 school year. In 2009–10, the district's enrollment was reported as 3,543 pupils. Per school district officials, in school year 2007–08, Derry Township School District provided basic educational services to 3,492 pupils through the employment of 267 teachers, 216 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 21 administrators. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.

In 2009, Derry Township School District residents' per capita income was $16,811, while the median family income was $40,063. Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17033Īccording to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 13.6% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.
