Central Bucks SD

Public school district · Bucks County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4205310

Central Bucks SD spent $18,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 69% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 23 schools enrolled 16,879 students in 2024-25; 23.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,101 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Central Bucks SD ranks 3.

Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philade…$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, largest Pennsylvania districts, FY23Pittsburgh SD $24,008; North Penn SD $19,806; Central Bucks SD $18,884; Bethlehem Area SD $18,515; The School District of Philadelphia $18,329; Allentown $17,939; Downingtown Area SD $17,304; Commonwealth Charter Academy CS $16,549; Upper Darby SD $15,392; Reading SD $14,509; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25kPittsburgh SD$24,008North Penn SD$19,806Central Bucks SD$18,884Bethlehem Area SD$18,515The School District of Philadelphia$18,329Allentown$17,939Downingtown Area SD$17,304Commonwealth Charter Academy CS$16,549Upper Darby SD$15,392Reading SD$14,509State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$392,300,000 in revenue: 23.3% state, 73.3% local and 3.3% federal. Total spending including $20,638,000 of capital outlay was $375,589,000, or $21,413 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Central Bucks SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $91,542,000; Local $287,715,000; Federal $13,043,000; total $392,300,000.
  • State$91,542,000 23%
  • Local$287,715,000 73%
  • Federal$13,043,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

17,482 students in 2022-23, 17,189 students in 2023-24, 16,879 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Central Bucks SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 17,482, 2023-24: 17,189, 2024-25: 16,87905k10k15k20k2022-2317,4822023-2417,1892024-2516,879
Central Bucks SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 17,482, 2023-24: 17,189, 2024-25: 16,87905k10k15k20k2022-2317,4822023-2417,1892024-2516,879
Central Bucks SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 17,482, 2023-24: 17,189, 2024-25: 16,87905k10k15k20k2022-2317,4822023-2417,1892024-2516,879
Central Bucks SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 17,482, 2023-24: 17,189, 2024-25: 16,87905k10k15k20k2022-2317,4822023-2417,1892024-2516,879

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317,4821207.114.5
2023-2417,1891240.813.9
2024-2516,8791276.013.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$127,827,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,288 per student

Central Bucks SD booked $127,827,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,209 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $105,767 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 95 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$95,598,00074.8%
Special education$27,494,00021.5%
Other programs$4,735,0003.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,308 in 2018-19, $6,545 in 2019-20, $6,902 in 2020-21, $7,162 in 2021-22, $7,288 in 2022-23.

Central Bucks SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,308, 2019-20: $6,545, 2020-21: $6,902, 2021-22: $7,162, 2022-23: $7,28802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3082019-20$6,5452020-21$6,9022021-22$7,1622022-23$7,288
Central Bucks SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,308, 2019-20: $6,545, 2020-21: $6,902, 2021-22: $7,162, 2022-23: $7,28802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3082019-20$6,5452020-21$6,9022021-22$7,1622022-23$7,288
Central Bucks SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,308, 2019-20: $6,545, 2020-21: $6,902, 2021-22: $7,162, 2022-23: $7,28802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3082019-20$6,5452020-21$6,9022021-22$7,1622022-23$7,288
Central Bucks SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,308, 2019-20: $6,545, 2020-21: $6,902, 2021-22: $7,162, 2022-23: $7,28802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,3082019-20$6,5452020-21$6,9022021-22$7,1622022-23$7,288

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Central Bucks SD scored proficient or above: 71% in reading and 50% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts71%54%7,955
Math50%34%7,986

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

97% of the 1,509 students in Central Bucks SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate97%87.5%
Students in the class1,509136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

15 elementary schools, 8,167 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Groveland Elementary School76311.819.7%Targeted program
Butler Elementary School75713.412.7%Not Title I
Mill Creek Elementary School72913.77.7%Not Title I
Barclay Elementary School65411.828.6%Schoolwide program
Bridge Valley Elementary School61711.98.6%Not Title I
Jamison Elementary School59911.99.3%Not Title I
Titus Elementary School56613.914.3%Targeted program
Warwick Elementary School50212.614.3%Eligible, no program
Pine Run Elementary School48012.912.1%Not Title I
Cold Spring Elementary School47011.84.3%Not Title I
Buckingham Elementary School44213.211.5%Not Title I
Kutz Elementary School43613.66.7%Not Title I
The other 3 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Doyle Elementary School40912.114.9%Targeted program
Gayman Elementary School39012.87.2%Not Title I
Linden Elementary School35312.19.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 middle schools, 4,228 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Holicong Middle School90712.88.5%Not Title I
Tamanend Middle School90113.417.9%Eligible, no program
Tohickon Middle School85713.214.7%Eligible, no program
Unami Middle School78413.68.7%Not Title I
Lenape Middle School77912.810.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 4,484 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Bucks HS-South1,71915.313.5%Eligible, no program
Central Bucks HS-West1,39114.015.0%Eligible, no program
Central Bucks HS-East1,37414.69.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Central Bucks SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Central Bucks SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentCentral Bucks SD ranks 131 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,884).#131 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaCentral Bucks SD is the number 4 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 17,540 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#4 of 775
  3. Pittsburgh SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 20,034 students in fall 2022, $24,008 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,008
  4. Reading SDThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 17,363 students in fall 2022, $14,509 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,509
  5. Compare Central Bucks SD with Pittsburgh SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Central Bucks HS-South, its largest high school1,719 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.1,719
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaCentral Bucks SD spent $105,767 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$105,767
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Central Bucks SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Central Bucks SD?
    23 schools were open in 2024-25 (15 elementary, 5 middle, 3 high), enrolling 16,879 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Central Bucks SD spend per student?
    $18,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,101 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Central Bucks SD's money come from?
    $392,300,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.3% state, 73.3% local and 3.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Central Bucks SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 650 of the 19,793 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Central Bucks SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $127,827,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,288 per student. Divided by the 1,209 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $105,767 per teacher, more than 95 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Central Bucks SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Central Bucks SD scored proficient or above: 71% in reading and 50% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Central Bucks SD?
    97% of the 1,509 students in Central Bucks SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Central Bucks SD's NCES district ID?
    4205310. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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