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Doylestown, Pennsylvania - 23 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Central Bucks Sd #476 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,148 per pupil, Central Bucks Sd ranks #249 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
17,540
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$18,148
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Bucks Sd operates 23 public schools serving 17,540 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 15 elementary, 5 combined, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $18,148 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 76.1% local, 20.1% state, and 3.8% 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 34/100, ranked #476 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 379.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.1% White, 10.2% Asian, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barclay El Sch, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.
Its largest campus is Central Bucks Hs-South, enrolling 1,719 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Linden El Sch, at 353 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Central Bucks Sd school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Central Bucks Sd school enrollment ranges from 353 students (lowest) to 1,719 students (highest), a spread of 1,366 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.
Central Bucks Sd student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Central Bucks Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Central Bucks Sd has 23 schools, including 3 high, 5 combined, 15 elementary. Total enrollment is 17,540 students.
How much does Central Bucks Sd spend per student?
Central Bucks Sd spends $18,148 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #476 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Central Bucks Sd?
Central Bucks Sd students are 76.1% White, 10.2% Asian, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Bucks Sd?
Central Bucks Sd has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #476 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.