Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Reading

Reading, PA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,177 left/mo

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3 bd $1,820/mo in Reading. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax.

Public-school students

65,401

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

13.4

4,867 teachers

Districts / schools

18 / 96

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,177

NCES counts 96 public schools here. 99 are filed under a level. 3 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

12 largest districts in Reading.

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

51

Elementary grades

Middle

27

Middle or junior high

High

21

Secondary grades

Other

0

K–12, ungraded, alternative

99 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Reading metro sits

Roughly the core of the Reading, PA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. −$254 left/mo. Childcare $1,153. Reading paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Reading

Take-home by job in Reading

Pay and leftover for every job in Reading

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