Milton Hershey School information

Milton Hershey School
Milton Hershey School
Address
	1201 Homestead Lane; Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17033; United States
Coordinates	40°16′12″N 76°37′36″W / 40.27000°N 76.62667°W
Information
Former name	Hershey Industrial School
School type	Independent boarding school
Religious affiliation(s)	Nonsectarian
Established	15 November 1909
Founder	Milton Hershey
Status	Open
CEEB code	391760
NCES School ID	01200519
President	Peter G. Gurt
Principals	PK–4: Amanda Smith; 5–8: Tara Valoczki; 9–12: Bob Ebert
Faculty	222.1 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	PK–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	2,171 (2019–2020)
• Pre-kindergarten	10
• Kindergarten	31
• Grade 1	54
• Grade 2	89
• Grade 3	104
• Grade 4	128
• Grade 5	154
• Grade 6	181
• Grade 7	205
• Grade 8	226
• Grade 9	261
• Grade 10	268
• Grade 11	257
• Grade 12	213
Student to teacher ratio	9.8
Hours in school day	7.3
Campus size	7,500 acres (3,000 ha)
Color(s)	Brown & gold
Nickname	Spartans
Endowment	$15.91 billion
Revenue	$1.44 billion
Affiliations	The Hershey Company, NAIS, & TABS
Website	www.mhskids.org

The Milton Hershey School, formerly the Hershey Industrial School, is a private boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania for K–12 students. The institution was founded in 1909 by chocolate industrialist Milton Hershey and his wife, Catherine Hershey.

The school began with four students in 1910. Initially for only white male orphans, the school expanded in the 1960s and 70s to include girls, racial minorities, and "social orphans"—those with impoverished parents. About 2,000 students attended the school in 2020. Admission is restricted to low-income individuals aged 4–15 without intellectual or behavioral problems. Students live in group homes of uniform sex and similar age, with set schedules for elementary, middle, and high school students. The school has Christian elements but is officially non-sectarian.

The school is free for students and is funded by a trust containing most of Hershey's fortune, valued at about US$15 billion, making it the wealthiest U.S. private school. Nearly half of the trust's money comes from its controlling interest in Hershey's eponymous chocolate company.

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Address

1201 Homestead Lane Hershey , Dauphin County , Pennsylvania 17033 United States
Coordinates	40°16′12″N 76°37′36″W / 40.27000°N 76.62667°W / 40.27000; -76.62667
Information
Former name	Hershey Industrial School
School type	Independent boarding school
Religious affiliation(s)	Nonsectarian^[1]
Established	15 November 1909 (1909-11-15)
Founder	Milton Hershey
Status	Open
CEEB code	391760
NCES School ID	01200519^[1]
President	Peter G. Gurt^[2]
Principals	PK–4: Amanda Smith^[3] 5–8: Tara Valoczki^[4] 9–12: Bob Ebert^[5]
Faculty	222.1 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	PK–12^[1]
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	2,171^[1] (2019–2020)
• Pre-kindergarten	10^[1]
• Kindergarten	31^[1]
• Grade 1	54^[1]
• Grade 2	89^[1]
• Grade 3	104^[1]
• Grade 4	128^[1]
• Grade 5	154^[1]
• Grade 6	181^[1]
• Grade 7	205^[1]
• Grade 8	226^[1]
• Grade 9	261^[1]
• Grade 10	268^[1]
• Grade 11	257^[1]
• Grade 12	213^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.8^[1]
Hours in school day	7.3^[1]
Campus size	7,500 acres (3,000 ha)
Color(s)	Brown & gold^[6]
Nickname	Spartans^[6]
Endowment	$15.91 billion^[7]
Revenue	$1.44 billion^[7]
Affiliations	The Hershey Company, NAIS, & TABS
Website	www.mhskids.org