Total enrollment
6,368
+144 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Bensalem Township SD
Pennsylvania · 6,368 students · 1 city
Bensalem Township SD reports 9 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 6,368 Pennsylvania students (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Bensalem Township SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bensalem Township SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #315 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,368 | #40 of 479 | #1,472 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #40 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #331 of 478 | #4,217 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.9% | #24 of 398 | #317 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #12 of 378 | #437 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bensalem Township SD
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Russell C Struble Elementary School at 48.1% proficient to Cecelia Snyder Middle School at 28.1%, a gap of 19.9 points. That is the 127th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 6,386 to 6,368 students (unchanged) and from 423 to 457 full-time teachers (up 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bensalem Twp HS | Bensalem | High | 09-12 | 2,151 |
| Valley El Sch | Bensalem | Elementary | KG-06 | 588 |
| Belmont Hills El Sch | Bensalem | Elementary | KG-06 | 580 |
| Cornwells El Sch | Bensalem | Elementary | KG-06 | 556 |
| Robert K Shafer MS | Bensalem | Middle | 07-08 | 552 |
| Samuel K Faust El Sch | Bensalem | Elementary | KG-06 | 546 |
| Russell C Struble El Sch | Bensalem | Elementary | KG-06 | 496 |
| Cecelia Snyder MS | Bensalem | Middle | 07-08 | 453 |
| Benjamin Rush El Sch | Bensalem | Elementary | KG-06 | 446 |
About Bensalem Township SD
As a rural-scale district in Pennsylvania, Bensalem Township SD teaches 6,368 students across 9 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Bensalem Township SD covers 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Bensalem Township SD runs about 708 students per school, 24% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 569.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 6,224 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,368 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Bensalem Township SD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.