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Bedford County Public Schools

Bedford, Virginia · Public school district · #29 of 117 Virginia districts by enrollment

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8,930

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,858

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Virginia median

14.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Virginia median 13.3

Bedford County Public Schools is a public school district based in Bedford, Virginia, serving 8,930 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 117 Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 406 students each, fewer than the Virginia median of 509. It spends about $11,858 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Virginia median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.

How Bedford County compares

Bedford CountyVirginia median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,858

Virginia median $12,729 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,850

Virginia median $7,559 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school406

Virginia median 509 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.0

Virginia median 13.3 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor279

Virginia median 290 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$113.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 56%Local 35%

Measure	Bedford County	Virginia median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,858	$12,729	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,850	$7,559	FY2020-21
Total spending	$117.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$113.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	636	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,507	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.0	13.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	279	290	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 Virginia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Virginia

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Augusta County Public SchoolsVerona	10,130	19	$12,218	14.0	#27
Montgomery County Public SchoolsChristiansburg	9,461	21	$13,409	12.6	#28
Bedford County Public SchoolsBedford · this district	8,930	22	$11,858	14.0	#29
Culpeper County Public SchoolsCulpeper	8,381	11	$10,818	15.2	#30
Pittsylvania County Public SchoolsChatham	7,830	21	$11,623	12.7	#31

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Floyd CountyRome, GA	8,949	$12,067	13.7
Santa Maria Joint Union HighSanta Maria, CA	8,930	$13,351	21.7
Monroe CountyKey West, FL	8,928	$14,821	17.1
Decatur CityDecatur, AL	8,902	$12,195	15.0

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-va-bedford-county-public-schools