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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bucks County Technical High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,415
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKS COUNTY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 428009007050
Bucks County Technical High School
610 Wistar Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 · (215) 949-1700 · Bucks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL1,415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
117 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
692 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 380 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 369 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 345 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 321 | 23% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 27.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bucks County Technical High School
Bucks County Technical High School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks County Technical High School this school | 1,415 | 48.9% | 36.3% |
| Ephrata SHS Ephrata | 1,347 | 50.3% | 70.9% |
| Penn Manor High School Millersville | 1,807 | 49.6% | 68.8% |
| Red Lion Area SHS Red Lion | 1,363 | 49.2% | 49.7% |
| York County School of Technology York | 1,615 | 52.1% | 34.8% |
| Gettysburg Area High School Gettysburg | 1,069 | 44.2% | 61.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bucks County Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #455 of 576 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #396 of 626 ▲ 28 | #15 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #448 of 626 ▲ 45 | #15 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,415 | #84 of 713 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #133 of 601 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #193 of 604 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #365 of 619 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #197 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,415
-50 (-3%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 1,255
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,415 | 117 | 12.1:1 | 49% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 1,427 | 114 | 12.5:1 | 48% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 1,439 | 113 | 12.7:1 | 45% (649) |
| 2020-21 | 1,465 | 113 | 13.0:1 | 43% (636) |
| 2017-18 | 1,396 | 113.5 | 12.3:1 | 42% (585) |
| 2015-16 | 1,494 | 111 | 13.5:1 | 41% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 1,355 | 113 | 12.0:1 | 29% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 1,255 | 85 | 14.8:1 | 13% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bucks County Technical High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,396 to 1,415); teachers up 3% (113.5 to 117).
About Bucks County Technical High School
Bucks County Technical High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. A total of 1,415 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 92% bigger than average.
Federal records list Bucks County Technical High School as its own district.
A majority of students at Bucks County Technical High School, 73%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 10% Black. Among all residents of Bucks County, the White share is about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at Bucks County Technical High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Federal staffing data show 117 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bucks County Technical High School and a ratio of 12.1:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County is 9 points.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 56.6%. Bucks County Technical High School posts 36.3%, 20.3 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Bucks County (population about 647,461), median household income is about $114,764, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 123 public schools operate in Bucks County, serving about 81,956 students.
Nearby, Neil A Armstrong Middle School is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Bucks County Technical High School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Bucks County Technical High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 1,465 to 1,415 over 4 years.
The Bucks County Technical High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairless Hills
- Pennsbury High SchoolHigh · 2,847 students
- Neil A Armstrong Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Oxford Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Bucks County Montessori CSElementary · 180 students
- Village Park AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- Neil A Armstrong Middle School0.4 mi · 668
- Oxford Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 390
- Pennsbury High School1.3 mi · 2,847
- Mill Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 974
- Miller Elementary School1.4 mi · 486
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.6 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Bucks County Technical High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bucks County Technical High School?
Bucks County Technical High School enrolls approximately 1,415 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bucks County Technical High School serve?
Bucks County Technical High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bucks County Technical High School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Bucks County Technical High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bucks County Technical High School?
At Bucks County Technical High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian.
Is Bucks County Technical High School public or private?
Bucks County Technical High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bucks County Technical High School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.