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Central Bucks School District

Doylestown, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Joanna Wexler · #3 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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16,941

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,149

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Pennsylvania median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Central Bucks School District is a public school district based in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, serving 16,941 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #3 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 737 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Joanna Wexler. It spends about $17,149 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Central Bucks compares

Central BucksPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,149

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,422

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Students per school737

Pennsylvania median 560 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor326

Pennsylvania median 328 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$350.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 21%Local 76%

Measure	Central Bucks	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,149	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,422	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$343.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$350.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,276	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,554	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	326	328	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Joanna Wexler

Superintendent, Central Bucks School District

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Pennsylvania

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Pittsburgh School DistrictPittsburgh	19,571	56	$21,488	11.8	#2
Central Bucks School DistrictDoylestown · this district	16,941	23	$17,149	13.3	#3
Allentown City School DistrictAllentown	16,769	23	$14,768	15.9	#4
Reading School DistrictReading	16,664	19	$12,291	15.2	#5
Hazleton Area School DistrictHazle Twp	13,141	11	$12,031	16.8	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Charlotte CountyPort Charlotte, FL	16,997	$11,855	17.2
North Clackamas School District 12Milwaukie, OR	16,982	$12,672	19.3
Dublin CityDublin, OH	16,967	$14,336	17.5
St. Mary's County Public SchoolsLeonardtown, MD	16,905	$15,022	15.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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