School Lane CS

As a tight-knit combined-grade school in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, School Lane CS caters to 1,378 students from grades K through 12, run under School Lane CS. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 1,819 students each, so School Lane CS sits 24% below that benchmark.

School Lane CS is the operating authority for School Lane CS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, School Lane CS lists that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, School Lane CS has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bucks County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, School Lane CS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.1%; this one delivers 45.1%.

In the broader community, Bucks County reports that 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%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), School Lane CS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cornwells El Sch, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, School Lane CS comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, School Lane CS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. School Lane CS's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,257 (now 1,378). Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 18% across the same window.

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