Total enrollment
16,879
-625 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Central Bucks SD
Pennsylvania · 16,879 students · 7 cities
Of all public K-12 schools in Pennsylvania, 23 sit under Central Bucks SD, with combined enrollment of roughly 16,879 students (15 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Central Bucks SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Central Bucks SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #39 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,879 | #3 of 479 | #482 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #4 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #255 of 478 | #3,331 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 13.7% | #389 of 398 | #7,800 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #149 of 378 | #3,904 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 Central Bucks SD
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Cold Spring Elementary School at 83.9% proficient to Tamanend Middle School at 55.1%, a gap of 28.8 points. That is the 38th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 18,186 to 16,879 students (down 7%) and from 1,198 to 1,276 full-time teachers (up 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bucks HS-South | Warrington | High | 10-12 | 1,719 |
| Central Bucks HS-West | Doylestown | High | 10-12 | 1,391 |
| Central Bucks HS-East | Doylestown | High | 10-12 | 1,374 |
| Holicong MS | Doylestown | Middle | 07-09 | 907 |
| Tamanend MS | Warrington | Middle | 07-09 | 901 |
| Tohickon MS | Doylestown | Middle | 07-09 | 857 |
| Unami MS | Chalfont | Middle | 07-09 | 784 |
| Lenape MS | Doylestown | Middle | 07-09 | 779 |
| Groveland El Sch | Doylestown | Elementary | KG-06 | 763 |
| Butler El Sch | Chalfont | Elementary | KG-06 | 757 |
| Mill Creek El Sch | Warrington | Elementary | KG-06 | 729 |
| Barclay El Sch | Warrington | Elementary | KG-06 | 654 |
| Bridge Valley El Sch | Furlong | Elementary | KG-06 | 617 |
| Jamison El Sch | Jamison | Elementary | KG-06 | 599 |
| Titus El Sch | Warrington | Elementary | KG-06 | 566 |
| Warwick El Sch | Jamison | Elementary | KG-06 | 502 |
| Pine Run El Sch | New Britain | Elementary | KG-06 | 480 |
| Cold Spring El Sch | Doylestown | Elementary | KG-06 | 470 |
| Buckingham El Sch | Buckingham | Elementary | KG-06 | 442 |
| Kutz El Sch | Doylestown | Elementary | KG-06 | 436 |
| Doyle El Sch | Doylestown | Elementary | KG-06 | 409 |
| Gayman El Sch | Doylestown | Elementary | KG-06 | 390 |
| Linden El Sch | Doylestown | Elementary | KG-06 | 353 |
About Central Bucks SD
Across 23 schools, Central Bucks SD teaches about 16,879 students in Pennsylvania. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the school-mix side, Central Bucks SD spans 15 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Central Bucks SD is about 734, meaningfully above the Pennsylvania average of roughly 569.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 4%: 17,504 students in SY 2020-21 versus 16,879 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Central Bucks SD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.