Derry Township SD
A public school district in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,131
- Students enrolled
- 254
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 543
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,560
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,131 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,124th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 156th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,560 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 71% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Derry Township SD spent $19,560 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,914 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,560 | $61.9 million | 3,165 |
| FY2022 | $18,583 | $60.2 million | 3,239 |
| FY2021 | $17,959 | $61.3 million | 3,415 |
| FY2020 | $17,015 | $59.9 million | 3,523 |
| FY2019 | $16,197 | $56.6 million | 3,492 |
| FY2018 | $15,899 | $54.2 million | 3,407 |
| FY2017 | $15,264 | $51.6 million | 3,378 |
| FY2016 | $14,524 | $49.5 million | 3,407 |
| FY2015 | $13,838 | $47.0 million | 3,399 |
| FY2014 | $12,710 | $44.1 million | 3,468 |
| FY2013 | $11,789 | $42.6 million | 3,613 |
| FY2012 | $11,405 | $41.1 million | 3,601 |
| FY2011 | $11,118 | $40.0 million | 3,596 |
| FY2010 | $10,810 | $38.4 million | 3,551 |
| FY2009 | $10,493 | $37.3 million | 3,555 |
| FY2008 | $10,403 | $36.3 million | 3,486 |
| FY2007 | $9,727 | $35.1 million | 3,606 |
| FY2006 | $9,482 | $33.2 million | 3,501 |
| FY2005 | $8,914 | $30.9 million | 3,464 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.1 million | 5.1% |
| State | $15.9 million | 20.1% |
| Local | $59.1 million | 74.8% |
| Total | $79.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Hershey Early Childhood Center | 420 |
| Hershey High School | 1,050 |
| Hershey Intrmd El School | 479 |
| Hershey MS | 742 |
| Hershey Primary El School | 427 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4207590
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved