Bensalem Township SD
A public school district in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,416
- Students enrolled
- 457.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 806.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,215
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,416 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,455th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 42nd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,215 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bensalem Township SD spent $19,215 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,079 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,215 | $122.0 million | 6,348 |
| FY2022 | $18,357 | $115.0 million | 6,263 |
| FY2021 | $17,129 | $107.1 million | 6,255 |
| FY2020 | $16,814 | $108.7 million | 6,462 |
| FY2019 | $16,623 | $108.1 million | 6,505 |
| FY2018 | $16,657 | $107.1 million | 6,431 |
| FY2017 | $17,352 | $107.9 million | 6,219 |
| FY2016 | $18,856 | $102.0 million | 5,408 |
| FY2015 | $15,914 | $101.6 million | 6,386 |
| FY2014 | $15,311 | $96.9 million | 6,330 |
| FY2013 | $16,010 | $101.6 million | 6,348 |
| FY2012 | $14,387 | $90.2 million | 6,266 |
| FY2011 | $14,292 | $87.5 million | 6,120 |
| FY2010 | $14,261 | $86.5 million | 6,064 |
| FY2009 | $13,995 | $83.9 million | 5,997 |
| FY2008 | $14,165 | $85.2 million | 6,017 |
| FY2007 | $13,038 | $82.9 million | 6,355 |
| FY2006 | $12,946 | $78.9 million | 6,097 |
| FY2005 | $12,079 | $74.7 million | 6,186 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.4 million | 7.6% |
| State | $45.2 million | 25.4% |
| Local | $119.0 million | 67.0% |
| Total | $177.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belmont Hills El School | 580 |
| Benjamin Rush El School | 446 |
| Bensalem Twp High School | 2,151 |
| Cecelia Snyder MS | 453 |
| Cornwells El School | 556 |
| Robert K Shafer MS | 552 |
| Russell C Struble El School | 496 |
| Samuel K Faust El School | 546 |
| Valley El School | 588 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4203330
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved