Bensalem Township School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Bucks

District Profile

3000 Donallen Dr

Bensalem, PA 19020-1898

Phone 215-750-2800

Fax 215-359-0181

Includes the municipalities of Bensalem Township.

Square Miles

20.90

Students Enrolled

6,431

Total Number of Schools:

9
  • Belmont Hills El Sch (K-6)
  • Benjamin Rush El Sch (K-6)
  • Bensalem Twp HS (9-12)
  • Cecelia Snyder MS (7-8)
  • Cornwells El Sch (K-6)
  • Robert K Shafer MS (7-8)
  • Russell C Struble El Sch (K-6)
  • Samuel K Faust El Sch (K-6)
  • Valley El Sch (K-6)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

6,431

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
13.30%
Black
12.70%
Latino
19.30%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
2.80%
White
51.60%

Gender

Male
52.60%
Female
47.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
20.41%
English Learner
9.50%

Financials

Median Household Income

$61,025.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $107,457,158.32 67.18%
State Revenues $35,287,172.03 22.06%
Federal $3,283,512.52 2.05%
Other $13,905,875.00 8.69%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$94,567,462.16
Property Values Within District
$254,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

78.66%

Rigorous Courses

14
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

76.44%
College/University
1.92%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 56.30% 47.17% N/A
Grade 4 50.10% 29.88% 73.81%
Grade 5 57.14% 34.99% N/A
Grade 6 64.24% 34.32% N/A
Grade 7 60.90% 38.03% N/A
Grade 8 54.22% 23.06% 46.76%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 59.95% 62.67% 67.23%

Staff

413

Teachers

22

Administrators

372

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Samuel Lee

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Kim Rivera
Board President
11 2017-2021
Heather Nicholas
Board Vice President
14 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Michelle Benitez
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Marc Cohen
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Stephanie A.G. Ferrandez
3 2017-2021
Rachel Fingles
3 2017-2021
Heather Ody-Snyder
1 2019-2023
Eric Price
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Vanessa Woods
3 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.