At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
8,930
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
22
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,519
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,353
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 9,172
- Teachers (FTE)
- 646
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.2:1
What current records say about Bedford County Public Schools
Bedford County Public Schools operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Bedford, Virginia. NCES reports 8,930 students and 636.59 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 29 of 131 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,519 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,353 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 110 of 131 in Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.4%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 636.59
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $122,805,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Bedford County Public Schools
Bedford, Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 37.3315, -79.5249
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White77.6%
- Hispanic5.8%
- Black7.6%
- Asian2.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial6.7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Bedford County Public Schools
22 current directory entries
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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County Alternative Education Center | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Bedford Elementary | Elementary02–05 | 448 | 14.5:1 | |
| Bedford Primary | ElementaryPK–01 | 266 | 13.4:1 | |
| Big Island Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 182 | 14.9:1 | |
| Boonsboro Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 309 | 16.3:1 | |
| Forest Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 384 | 17.6:1 | |
| Forest Middle | Middle06–08 | 854 | 13.9:1 | |
| Goodview Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 504 | 14.7:1 | |
| Governor's Health Sciences Academy | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Huddleston Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 221 | 13.6:1 | |
| Jefferson Forest High | High09–12 | 1,282 | 17.2:1 | |
| Liberty High | High09–12 | 708 | 13:1 | |
| Liberty Middle | Middle06–08 | 518 | 12.7:1 | |
| Moneta Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 218 | 13.4:1 | |
| Montvale Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 252 | 15.4:1 | |
| New London Academy Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 330 | 15:1 | |
| Otter River Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 167 | 13.7:1 | |
| Staunton River High | High09–12 | 816 | 14.2:1 | |
| Staunton River Middle | Middle06–08 | 612 | 14.4:1 | |
| Stewartsville Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 292 | 13.9:1 | |
| Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center | OtherN–N | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 567 | 16.1:1 |