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Answer» What is Milton Hershey School mean? 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 gender and similar age, with set schedules for elementary, middle, and high school students. The school has Judeo-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 private school in the US. About half of the trust's money comes from its controlling interest in Hershey's eponymous chocolate company. The school has been criticized for their proportionally low spending compared to the trust's value. reference
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