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Bensalem Township School District, Pennsylvania

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Bensalem Township School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 6,329 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Bensalem Township School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Bucks County). During the 2024 school year, 6,329 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Bensalem Township School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Marc Cohen
Stephanie Gonzalez Ferrandez
Deborah King
Rebecca Mirra
Heather Nicholas
Jiten Patel
Joseph Pettyjohn
Kim Rivera
Karen Winters

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,552,000 $2,164 8%
Local: $116,062,000 $18,531 69%
State: $38,904,000 $6,212 23%
Total: $168,518,000 $26,907
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $157,658,000 $25,172
Total Current Expenditures: $114,972,000 $18,357
Instructional Expenditures: $71,687,000 $11,446 45%
Student and Staff Support: $14,496,000 $2,314 9%
Administration: $10,249,000 $1,636 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $18,540,000 $2,960 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,435,000 $548
Construction: $670,000 $106
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,071,000 $171
Interest on Debt: $3,373,000 $538


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 37 13 11 <50 10-14 25
2018-2019 37 54 21 27 <50 20-24 42
2017-2018 37 54 24 25 PS 20-24 41
2016-2017 39 57 23 26 PS 30-34 44
2015-2016 42 62 25 27 <50 30-39 46
2014-2015 40 62 22 24 <50 20-29 45
2013-2014 72 83 53 60 >=50 60-69 76
2012-2013 70 86 50 58 >=50 <50 73
2011-2012 71 87 53 60 >=50 >=50 74
2010-2011 75 85 61 60 >=50 PS 78

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 45-49 20-24 27 <50 30-34 38
2018-2019 53 64 39 45 >=50 45-49 58
2017-2018 57 64 45 49 PS 45-49 61
2016-2017 57 68 44 45 PS 45-49 62
2015-2016 60 73 47 43 >=50 50-59 66
2014-2015 61 74 47 45 >=50 40-49 66
2013-2014 66 73 55 53 >=50 70-79 71
2012-2013 67 79 52 53 >=50 <50 71
2011-2012 69 77 58 52 >=50 >=50 73
2010-2011 70 77 61 54 >=50 PS 74

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 89 >=95 75-79 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 83 90-94 65-69 65-69 <50 85-89
2017-2018 79 85-89 75-79 65-69 >=50 80-84
2016-2017 78 85-89 75-79 60-69 PS 80-84
2015-2016 79 90-94 70-74 55-59 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 80 90-94 75-79 60-69 PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 87 >=95 80-89 70-79 PS 85-89
2012-2013 88 >=95 90-94 70-79 85-89
2011-2012 89 >=95 85-89 70-79 90-94
2010-2011 88 >=95 >=90 70-79 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,329 -0.3
2022-2023 6,348 1.3
2021-2022 6,263 0.1
2020-2021 6,255 -3.3
2019-2020 6,462 -0.7
2018-2019 6,505 1.1
2017-2018 6,431 3.3
2016-2017 6,219 13.0
2015-2016 5,408 -18.1
2014-2015 6,386 0.9
2013-2014 6,330 -0.3
2012-2013 6,348 1.3
2011-2012 6,266 2.3
2010-2011 6,120 0.9
2009-2010 6,064 1.1
2008-2009 5,997 -0.3
2007-2008 6,017 -5.6
2006-2007 6,355 4.1
2005-2006 6,097 -1.5
2004-2005 6,186 -2.8
2003-2004 6,360 -3.8
2002-2003 6,599 -3.3
2001-2002 6,820 -1.4
2000-2001 6,913 -4.2
1999-2000 7,206 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bensalem Township School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.4 4.7
Black 13.2 14.4
Hispanic 20.7 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.0 5.3
White 47.3 60.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bensalem Township School District had 488.34 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 17.00
Elementary: 184.49
Secondary: 205.35
Total: 488.34

Bensalem Township School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 32.00
School Administrators: 17.00
School Administrative Support: 35.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 182.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 10.00
Student Support Services: 15.12
Other Support Services: 379.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bensalem Township School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belmont Hills El Sch547KG-6
Benjamin Rush El Sch409KG-6
Bensalem Twp Hs2,1169-12
Cecelia Snyder Ms4587-8
Cornwells El Sch552KG-6
Robert K Shafer Ms5627-8
Russell C Struble El Sch510KG-6
Samuel K Faust El Sch542KG-6
Valley El Sch599KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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