📍 450-Rear Homestead Road, Hershey, Dauphin County, 17033
Hershey Early Childhood Ctr is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hershey, Dauphin County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derry Township SD school district. It serves grades K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hershey Early Childhood Ctr enrolls 416 students across grades K–1. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 11% Asian and 9.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 279 | 67% |
| Asian | 47 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 416 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hershey Early Childhood Ctr is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 106.
Hershey Early Childhood Ctr is one of 5 schools in Derry Township SD, based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,131 students district-wide and employs 253 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Hershey Early Childhood Ctr is smaller than the district average of about 626 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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