Total enrollment
62,375
-2,956 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
Berks County
Pennsylvania · Public K-12
95 public K-12 schools, roughly 62,375 students, one county, 433,015 residents. That is Berks County, Pennsylvania on the numbers. By grade band, the county runs 48 elementary, 26 middle, and 21 high schools.
7-year change in Berks County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
95
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
49%
was 57%
% Hispanic
40%
was 34%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
433,015
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
95
21 districts
Enrollment
62,375
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$79,777
Above Pennsylvania avg
Free/reduced lunch
66.7%
Below Pennsylvania avg
Elementary
48
23,630 students
Middle
26
17,716 students
High
21
21,029 students
Combined / other
0
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Reading SD
16,423 students · 21 districts in Berks County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Berks County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
27.7%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
8.7%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
5.4%
civilian labor
Median age
40
22.0% under 18
Test scores in Berks County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 91 schools ranked. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Kutztown Area SHS· 78.1%
- Wilson HS· 76.1%
- Tulpehocken Area HS· 73.7%
- Exeter Twp SHS· 73.0%
- West Reading El Ctr· 72.7%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Millmont El Sch· 12.6%
- Southern MS· 15.0%
- Tenth & Penn El Sch· 15.0%
- Central MS· 15.3%
- Lauers Park El Sch· 15.4%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading SHS | Reading | High | 09-12 | 4,879 | · |
| Wilson HS | West Lawn | High | 09-12 | 2,133 | · |
| Boyertown Area SHS | Boyertown | High | 09-12 | 2,052 | · |
| Central MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 1,785 | · |
| Governor Mifflin SHS | Shillington | High | 09-12 | 1,425 | · |
| Exeter Twp SHS | Reading | High | 09-12 | 1,312 | · |
| Muhlenberg El Ctr | Reading | Elementary | KG-03 | 1,241 | · |
| Muhlenberg HS | Reading | High | 10-12 | 1,166 | · |
| Muhlenberg Jr HS | Reading | Middle | 07-09 | 1,016 | · |
| Twin Valley HS | Elverson | High | 09-12 | 989 | · |
| C E Cole Intermediate Sch | Reading | Middle | 04-06 | 986 | · |
| Wyomissing Area JSHS | Wyomissing | High | 07-12 | 965 | · |
| Daniel Boone Area HS | Birdsboro | High | 09-12 | 940 | · |
| Daniel Boone Area MS | Douglassville | Middle | 05-08 | 884 | · |
| Northeast MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 868 | · |
| Twin Valley MS | Elverson | Middle | 05-08 | 856 | · |
| Conrad Weiser HS | Robesonia | High | 09-12 | 848 | · |
| Northwest MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 821 | · |
| Wilson West MS | Sinking Spring | Middle | 06-08 | 780 | · |
| Conrad Weiser MS | Robesonia | Middle | 05-08 | 761 | · |
| Amanda E Stout El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 758 | · |
| Fleetwood SHS | Fleetwood | High | 09-12 | 754 | · |
| Wilson Southern MS | Sinking Spring | Middle | 06-08 | 753 | · |
| Schuylkill Valley El Sch | Leesport | Elementary | KG-04 | 744 | · |
| Riverside El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 694 | · |
| Schuylkill Valley MS | Leesport | Middle | 05-08 | 691 | · |
| Schuylkill Valley HS | Leesport | High | 09-12 | 688 | · |
| Hamburg Area HS | Hamburg | High | 09-12 | 674 | · |
| Boyertown Area MS-West | Boyertown | Middle | 06-08 | 668 | · |
| Southern MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 661 | · |
| Fleetwood MS | Fleetwood | Middle | 05-08 | 659 | · |
| Daniel Boone Area Intermediate Cntr | Douglassville | Elementary | 02-04 | 648 | · |
| Thirteenth & Union El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 641 | · |
| Boyertown El Sch | Boyertown | Elementary | KG-05 | 632 | · |
| Governor Mifflin MS | Shillington | Middle | 07-08 | 631 | · |
| Intermediate Sch | Shillington | Middle | 05-06 | 623 | · |
| Exeter Twp JHS | Reading | Middle | 07-08 | 618 | · |
| Lauers Park El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 615 | · |
| Wyomissing Hills El Ctr | Wyomissing | Elementary | KG-04 | 615 | · |
| Oley Valley El Sch | Oley | Elementary | KG-05 | 593 | · |
| Millmont El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 590 | · |
| Spring Ridge El Sch | Wyomissing | Elementary | KG-05 | 575 | · |
| Southwest MS | Reading | Middle | 05-08 | 574 | · |
| Whitfield El Sch | West Lawn | Elementary | KG-05 | 573 | · |
| Shiloh Hills El Sch | Sinking Spring | Elementary | KG-05 | 572 | · |
| Tenth & Green El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 564 | · |
| Willow Creek El Sch | Fleetwood | Elementary | KG-04 | 564 | · |
| Tilden El Center | Hamburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 562 | · |
| Cornwall Terrace El Sch | Sinking Spring | Elementary | KG-05 | 553 | · |
| Reiffton Sch | Reading | Middle | 05-06 | 542 | · |
| Owatin Creek El Sch | Reading | Elementary | KG-04 | 539 | · |
| Sixteenth & Haak El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 527 | · |
| Cumru El Sch | Shillington | Elementary | PK-04 | 513 | · |
| Oley Valley SHS | Oley | High | 09-12 | 506 | · |
| Green Valley El Sch | Sinking Spring | Elementary | KG-05 | 505 | · |
| Hereford El Sch | Hereford | Elementary | KG-03 | 504 | · |
| Mifflin Park El Sch | Shillington | Elementary | KG-04 | 503 | · |
| Northwest El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 496 | · |
| Hamburg Area Middle School | Hamburg | Middle | 06-08 | 482 | · |
| Washington El Sch | Barto | Elementary | PK-05 | 479 | · |
| Thirteenth & Green El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 477 | · |
| Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS | Topton | Middle | 04-08 | 460 | · |
| Brecknock El Sch | Mohnton | Elementary | KG-04 | 459 | · |
| Twelfth & Marion El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 459 | · |
| Lorane El Sch | Reading | Elementary | KG-04 | 456 | · |
| Conrad Weiser East El Sch | Wernersville | Elementary | KG-04 | 449 | · |
| Tulpehocken Area HS | Bernville | High | 09-12 | 441 | · |
| Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate Sch | Mount Penn | Middle | 04-08 | 434 | · |
| Kutztown Area SHS | Kutztown | High | 09-12 | 420 | · |
| Conrad Weiser West El Sch | Womelsdorf | Elementary | KG-04 | 415 | · |
| Brandywine Heights HS | Mertztown | High | 09-12 | 413 | · |
| Tyson-Schoener El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 408 | · |
| Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr | Birdsboro | Elementary | KG-01 | 392 | · |
| Kutztown El Sch | Kutztown | Elementary | KG-05 | 384 | · |
| Brandywine Heights El Sch | Topton | Elementary | PK-03 | 372 | · |
| Jacksonwald El Sch | Reading | Elementary | KG-04 | 370 | · |
| Antietam HS | Reading | High | 09-12 | 360 | · |
| Stony Creek El Sch | Reading | Elementary | KG-03 | 345 | · |
| Tenth & Penn El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 345 | · |
| Robeson El Ctr | Birdsboro | Elementary | KG-04 | 339 | · |
| Perry El Sch | Shoemakersville | Elementary | KG-05 | 327 | · |
| Oley Valley MS | Oley | Middle | 06-08 | 325 | · |
| Kutztown Area MS | Kutztown | Middle | 06-08 | 314 | · |
| West Reading El Ctr | West Reading | Middle | 05-06 | 310 | · |
| Penn Bernville El Sch | Bernville | Elementary | KG-06 | 302 | · |
| Bethel El Sch | Bethel | Elementary | KG-06 | 286 | · |
| Earl El Sch | Boyertown | Elementary | KG-05 | 271 | · |
| Glenside El Sch | Reading | Elementary | PK-04 | 261 | · |
| Andrew Maier El Sch | Blandon | Elementary | KG-04 | 245 | · |
| Colebrookdale El Sch | Boyertown | Elementary | PK-05 | 234 | · |
| Greenwich-Lenhartsville El Sch | Lenhartsville | Elementary | KG-05 | 234 | · |
| Tulpehocken Area MS | Bernville | Middle | 07-08 | 214 | · |
| Berks Career and Technology Center-East Campus | Oley | High | 09-12 | 23 | · |
| Berks Career and Technology Center-West Campus | Leesport | High | 09-12 | 21 | · |
| Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center | Reading | High | 09-12 | 20 | · |
Cities in Berks County
Reading32 schoolsBoyertown5 schoolsShillington5 schoolsSinking Spring5 schoolsLeesport4 schoolsOley4 schoolsBernville3 schoolsBirdsboro3 schoolsFleetwood3 schoolsHamburg3 schoolsKutztown3 schoolsWyomissing3 schoolsDouglassville2 schoolsElverson2 schoolsRobesonia2 schoolsTopton2 schoolsWest Lawn2 schoolsBarto1 schoolBethel1 schoolBlandon1 schoolHereford1 schoolLenhartsville1 schoolMertztown1 schoolMohnton1 schoolMount Penn1 schoolShoemakersville1 schoolWernersville1 schoolWest Reading1 schoolWomelsdorf1 school
About Berks County
Across the wide-reaching Pennsylvania county of Berks County of about 433,015 residents, the public-school footprint covers 95 schools and about 62,375 students.
Stepping back, census numbers show median household income runs near $79,777, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 12% meaningfully above the Pennsylvania median.
In terms of grade levels, Berks County comprises 48 elementary schools (23,630 students), 26 middle schools (17,716), and 21 high schools (21,029).
Reading SD dominates the local landscape, accounting for roughly 16,423 students on its own.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 62,375 students, declined 5% from the 65,331 reported in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 57% to 49%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Berks County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
Frequently asked questions
Berks County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data