Bensalem Township School District

The Bensalem Township School District covers Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Bensalem Township School District
Address
3000 Donallen Drive Bensalem , Pennsylvania, 19020 United States
District information
Type	Public
Students and staff
Enrollment	6277 (December 2020)
Faculty	1270 staff members (full and part-time)[1]
District mascot	Owls
Other information
Website	http://www.bensalemsd.org

The school district covers approximately 21 square miles (54 km²) and enrolls 6,277 students as of December 2020.

Within the district are six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The oldest school in the district is Bensalem High School, which was established in 1923, and Cornwells Elementary School is the newest, established in 1998. Grounds for Cornwells were acquired in six parts, the oldest dating back to 1822.

Elementary schools

• Belmont Hills Elementary School, est. 1970
• Cornwells Elementary School, est. 1998
• Samuel K. Faust Elementary School, est. 1956
• Benjamin Rush Elementary School, est. 1964
• Russell C. Struble Elementary School, est. 1975
• Valley Elementary School, est. 1975

Middle schools

• Robert K. Shafer Middle School, est. 1980
• Cecelia Snyder Middle School, est. 1958

High school

• Bensalem High School, est. 1923

Charter school

In 1998, the Bensalem Township School Board approved the charter school application for School Lane Charter School. The school opened up on the site of the Old Cornwells Elementary School located in the Eddington section of Bensalem. The school now serves grades K-12 after its recent expansion and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2018.