Reading School District

For the school district in Reading, Massachusetts, see Reading Public Schools.
Reading School District
Address
800 Washington Street
Reading
, Berks County, Pennsylvania
United States
District information
GradesPreK-12
Students and staff
Students19,178 students (2015–16)[1]
Other information
Websitehttp://www.readingsd.org/

Reading School District is a large, urban public school district that serves Reading, Pennsylvania, the fourth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. The school district encompasses approximately 10 square miles (26 km2).

According to 2020 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 95,112. In 2009, the Reading School District residents’ per capita income was $13,086, while the median family income was $31,067.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 [3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4]

The district's student demographics reflect the racial diversity of Reading; the city's 95,112 residents include 66.5% Latino/Hispanic (vs. 58% in 2010 and 37% in 2000), 21.4% White (vs. 28% in 2010), and 12.6% Black (vs. 11% in 2010).[5] In the 2015–2016 school year, the district contained 19,178 students.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Public School Enrollments 2015-2016". Pennsylvania Department of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  4. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Reading city, Pennsylvania". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-10.