Reading Memorial High School · graduation
A strength worth preserving.
Reading consistently graduates nearly all of its students. The current 98.5% graduation rate is excellent—and almost identical to RMHS's 98.34% ten-year average.
Give success its due
Reading has been doing this well for years.
RMHS has maintained an exceptionally high graduation rate across the past decade. That is a genuine and longstanding strength.
| Cohort year | 4-year graduation rate |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 98.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% |
| 2018 | 98.5% |
| 2019 | 98.8% |
| 2020 | 98.4% |
| 2021 | 98.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% |
| 2024 | 97.6% |
| 2025 | 98.5% |
The budget question
What does it take to preserve this result?
A strong outcome tells us what we should protect. It does not, by itself, tell us how much we need to spend to protect it.
Which newer investments materially contribute to maintaining Reading's graduation rate? What evidence tells us they do? And could any positions or services be reduced, shared, redesigned or better allocated without jeopardizing this longstanding success?
When we're spending other people's money, preserving a strong result and examining what it costs to sustain it are not competing goals. They are both part of responsible budgeting.
Sources & notes
The record
The analysis on this page draws on publicly available graduation, school-budget and override information.
Official cohort graduation data and historical school results.
Historical Reading Memorial High School data.
Current override proposal and school-budget context.
November 3, 2026
PRIORITIES FIRST. TAXES SECOND.
Protect what works. Examine what it takes to sustain it. Then decide how much additional revenue Reading truly needs.
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