Samuel K Faust El Sch

Set in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Samuel K Faust El Sch is a mid-sized primary school, overseen by Bensalem Township SD. It caters to 546 students across grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 443.

Bensalem Township SD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,368 students; Samuel K Faust El Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Samuel K Faust El Sch lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 18% Black, 14% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at Samuel K Faust El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bucks County (around 40%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Samuel K Faust El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bucks County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Samuel K Faust El Sch is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin Rush El Sch, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Samuel K Faust El Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Samuel K Faust El Sch's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 658 (now 546). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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