The Muhlenberg Area School District is a mid-sized, suburban,
public school district serving parts of
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading.
The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware Ri ...
. It encompasses the borough of
Laureldale and the
Muhlenberg Township. The district encompasses approximately . Per the 2000 federal census data it served a resident population of 20,064. By 2010, the district's population declined to 23,562 people. In 2009, the district residents’
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
was $21,417, while the
median family income was $51,356. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
The district operates four schools: Muhlenberg Elementary Center (K-3), C.E. Cole Intermediate School (4-6), Muhlenberg Middle School (7-9), and
Muhlenberg High School (10-12) school. The 9th grade moved from the high school to the middle school in the 2010–2011 school year. The 4th grade moved from the elementary school to the intermediate school in the 2018–2019 school year. All four of the schools share the same campus and are separated by athletic fields. The district is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania.
High school students may choose to attend Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center
for training in the trades. The Berks County
Intermediate Unit {{short description, School service agencies in Pennsylvania
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provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
School board
The official name of the school board is the Board of Education of the Muhlenberg School District.
Members
;President:
*Garrett Hyneman (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D/
R)
;Vice President:
*Otto W. Voit, III (
R)
;Secretary:
*Cindy L. Mengle (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D/
R)
;Treasurer:
*Richard E. Hoffmaster (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D/
R)
;Assistant Secretary:
*Janet Howard (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D/
R)
;Other Members:
*Kristyna Eagle (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D)
*J. Tony Lupia, Jr. (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D/
R)
*Mark J. Nelson (
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, D/
R)
*Miguel Vasquez (
R)
Extracurriculars
Muhlenberg School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.
Sports
The district funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
- AAAA
*
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
- AAAA
*Bowling - AAAA
*
Cross Country - AAA
*
Football - AAA
*
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
- AAAA
*
Soccer - AAA
*
Swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
and
Diving
Diving most often refers to:
* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
Diving or Dive may also refer to:
Sports
* Dive (American football), a ...
- AAA
*
Tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
- AAA
*
Track and Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
- AAA
*Water Polo - AAAA
*
Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
- AAA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAAA
*Bowling - AAAA
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country - AAA
*
Field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
- AAA
*Golf - AAA
*Soccer (Fall) - AAA
*Softball - AAA
*Swimming and Diving - AAA
*Girls' Tennis -AAA
*Track and Field - AAA
*Volleyball - AAA
*Water Polo - AAAA
;Middle School Sports:
;Boys:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Football
*Soccer
*Track and Field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Field Hockey
*Softball
*Track and Field
*Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2013
[PIAA School Directory, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, 2013]
References
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School districts in Berks County, Pennsylvania