text: In 2020, Milton Hershey School invested $350 million to fund the development of up to six cost-free early childhood resource centers in Pennsylvania. Named Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning, the first center will open in 2023, and serve children from birth to age five from economically disadvantaged and at-risk backgrounds.
  Partnerships
  In 2017, Milton Hershey School created a partnership with Penn State University, its seventh such partnership to offer graduates of Milton Hershey School support at the college level as first-generation college students. Other similar partnerships are with Mansfield University, Shippensburg University, East Stroudsburg University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Millersville University. In 2018, they signed a similar agreement with Dickinson College.
  School structure
  The school is split into three cohorts: pre-K through 4th grade, 5th through 8th grade, and 9th through 12th grade. , there are 180 student homes, each with 8 to 12 students of the same gender and similar age, and each led by house parents. Upon entering 5th grade, students begin the Career and Technical Education program, which provides activities tailored to students' specialized interests. The school offers college scholarships for some students and has special partnerships with about twenty colleges for student transitions. 85 to 90 percent of students continue to post-secondary education.