Reading High School

Set in READING, Michigan, Reading High School is a modestly sized 9-12 campus, operated by Reading Community Schools. It caters to 286 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 460.

Reading High School is one of 2 schools operated by Reading Community Schools, a district that works with 690 students overall.

On demographics, Reading High School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Hillsdale County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Reading High School shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Reading High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hillsdale County shows median household income runs about $64,242, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Reading High School is one of 23 public schools in Hillsdale County (combined enrollment of about 5,067 students).

The closest other public school is Reynolds Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Reading High School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 392 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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