An equity score of 52/100 ranks Bristol Township Sd #285 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,501 per pupil, Bristol Township Sd ranks #300 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,086
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$18,501
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bristol Township Sd operates 6 public schools serving 6,086 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bucks County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,501 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.2% local, 30.3% state, and 10.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #285 of 649 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 314.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.8% White, 16.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Keystone El Sch, with a diversity index of 71.1/100.
Its largest campus is Truman Shs, enrolling 1,626 students (27% of the district's total enrollment).
Truman Shs accounts for 26.7% of all Bristol Township Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Bristol Township Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Bristol Township Sd school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Bristol Township Sd school enrollment ranges from 668 students (lowest) to 1,626 students (highest), a spread of 958 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Bristol Township Sd student-counselor ratio is 314:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bristol Township Sd is typically wider than the Bristol Township Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Bristol Township Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bristol Township Sd is typically wider than the Bristol Township Sd-aggregate figure suggests.