Fleetwood SHS

Set in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, Fleetwood SHS is an average-sized senior high, part of Fleetwood Area SD. It caters to 754 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in Fleetwood Area SD (2,222 students total), Fleetwood SHS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fleetwood SHS records that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 4% Black. Compared to Berks County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Berks County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Fleetwood SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.5%, the actual is 58.2%, a residual of -4.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Berks County put median household earnings sit near $79,777, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Fleetwood SHS is one of 95 public schools in Berks County (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students).

The closest other public school is Fleetwood MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Fleetwood SHS comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.5%.

Fleetwood SHS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Fleetwood SHS's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 827 (now 754). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 85% to 73%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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