Exeter Twp SHS

Exeter Twp SHS is a big 9-12 campus in Reading, Pennsylvania, operated by Exeter Township SD. The school serves 1,312 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

Exeter Twp SHS is one of 6 schools operated by Exeter Township SD, a district that hosts 3,837 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Exeter Twp SHS reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Exeter Twp SHS has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Exeter Twp SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.5%; this one delivers 61.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Berks County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Berks County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), Exeter Twp SHS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Exeter Twp JHS, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Exeter Twp SHS at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,327 students in 2018 compared to 1,312 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 11% to 23% over that span.

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