Truman SHS

Truman SHS, a well-populated high school in Levittown, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Bristol Township SD, enrolls 1,626 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 120% bigger than typical.

Bristol Township SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 5,985 students; Truman SHS is among them.

On demographics, Truman SHS lists that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 19% Black, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Truman SHS higher than the state norm the norm. About 104% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bucks County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Truman SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 27.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Bucks County shows median household earnings sit near $114,764, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Truman SHS is one campus in the mix.

Benjamin Franklin MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Truman SHS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Truman SHS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Truman SHS has held roughly steady, going from 1,595 students in 2018 to 1,626 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 61% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Truman SHS typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.