 In Hersberg about 117 or (44.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 51 or (19.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").Of the 51 who completed tertiary schooling, 60.8% were Swiss men, 33.3% were Swiss women., there were 29 students from Hersberg who attended schools outside the municipality.