Bensalem Twp High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Bensalem Twp High School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania enrolled 2,151 students in 2024-25 with 147.3 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

2,120 students in 2022-23, 2,116 students in 2023-24, 2,151 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 129.6 to 147.3.

Students enrolled at Bensalem Twp High School by school year2022-23: 2,120, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,15101k2k3k2022-232,1202023-242,1162024-252,151
Students enrolled at Bensalem Twp High School by school year2022-23: 2,120, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,15101k2k3k2022-232,1202023-242,1162024-252,151
Students enrolled at Bensalem Twp High School by school year2022-23: 2,120, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,15101k2k3k2022-232,1202023-242,1162024-252,151
Students enrolled at Bensalem Twp High School by school year2022-23: 2,120, 2023-24: 2,116, 2024-25: 2,15101k2k3k2022-232,1202023-242,1162024-252,151
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,120129.616.4
2023-242,116167.112.7
2024-252,151147.314.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 14.6; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 14.6; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 14.6; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; This school 14.6; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 403 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bensalem Twp High School enrolled 2,013 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 152 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 403 of the 2,013 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions152
  • Chronically absent40.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.3% of students were White, 20.0% Hispanic, 17.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White45.3%
  2. Hispanic20.0%
  3. Asian17.8%
  4. Black13.2%
  5. Two or more races3.3%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Bensalem Twp High School scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math19%21% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

89% of the 533 students in Bensalem Twp High School'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 schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate89%89%87.5%
Students in the class533544136,045

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

What to look at next about Bensalem Twp High School

  1. Neshaminy High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 2,916 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Truman SHSThe next nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 1,626 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Bensalem Twp High School with Neshaminy High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bensalem Township SD spends per student$19,215 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,215
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBensalem Twp High School is the number 29 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#29 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bensalem Twp High School

  1. How many students attend Bensalem Twp High School?
    2,151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,120 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bensalem, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bensalem Twp High School?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bensalem Twp High School a Title I school?
    Bensalem Twp High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Bensalem Twp High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Bensalem Twp High School scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 38.1% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bensalem Twp High School?
    89% of the 533 students in Bensalem Twp High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bensalem Twp High School in?
    Bensalem Township SD, NCES district ID 4203330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420333005116 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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