Muhlenberg High School

Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,166 students in 2024-25 with 67.5 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

1,151 students in 2022-23, 1,169 students in 2023-24, 1,166 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.3 to 67.5.

Students enrolled at Muhlenberg High School by school year2022-23: 1,151, 2023-24: 1,169, 2024-25: 1,16605001k1.5k2022-231,1512023-241,1692024-251,166
Students enrolled at Muhlenberg High School by school year2022-23: 1,151, 2023-24: 1,169, 2024-25: 1,16605001k1.5k2022-231,1512023-241,1692024-251,166
Students enrolled at Muhlenberg High School by school year2022-23: 1,151, 2023-24: 1,169, 2024-25: 1,16605001k1.5k2022-231,1512023-241,1692024-251,166
Students enrolled at Muhlenberg High School by school year2022-23: 1,151, 2023-24: 1,169, 2024-25: 1,16605001k1.5k2022-231,1512023-241,1692024-251,166
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,15161.318.8
2023-241,16966.017.7
2024-251,16667.517.3

17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Muhlenberg High School 17.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMuhlenberg High School 17.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Muhlenberg High School 17.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMuhlenberg High School 17.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Muhlenberg High School 17.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMuhlenberg High School 17.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Muhlenberg High School 17.3; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMuhlenberg High School 17.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 266 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Muhlenberg High School enrolled 1,063 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 294 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 266 of the 1,063 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions294
  • Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.9% of students were Hispanic, 25.8% White, 6.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.9%
  2. White25.8%
  3. Black6.9%
  4. Two or more races3.9%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Muhlenberg High School scored proficient or above: 10% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math10%17‑18% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 357 students in Muhlenberg High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate92%92%87.5%
Students in the class357358136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Reading

5 public high schools in Reading report 2024-25 enrollment; Muhlenberg High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Reading SHS4,87919.798.3%
Exeter Twp SHS1,31216.336.7%
Muhlenberg High School1,16617.366.8%
Antietam MS/HS36011.399.2%
Reading Muhlenberg CTC200.673.3%

All public schools in Reading →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Muhlenberg High School

  1. Reading Muhlenberg CTCThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 20 students (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Reading SHSThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 4,879 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Muhlenberg High School with Reading Muhlenberg CTCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Muhlenberg SD spends per student$13,821 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,821
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMuhlenberg High School is the number 138 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.17.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Muhlenberg High School

  1. How many students attend Muhlenberg High School?
    1,166 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,151 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Reading, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Muhlenberg High School?
    17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Muhlenberg High School a Title I school?
    Muhlenberg High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Muhlenberg High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Muhlenberg High School scored proficient or above: 10% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Muhlenberg High School?
    92% of the 357 students in Muhlenberg High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Muhlenberg High School in?
    Muhlenberg SD, NCES district ID 4216200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421620006610 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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