Pennsbury HS

As a big senior high in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, Pennsbury HS teaches 2,847 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Pennsbury SD. That puts it 286% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Pennsbury SD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 9,435 students. Pennsbury HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pennsbury HS records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Pennsbury HS records 219 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bucks County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pennsbury HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Bucks County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which Pennsbury HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Manor El Sch, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pennsbury HS comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 3,091 students in 2018 compared to 2,847 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 78% to 72%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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