Bedford
A public school district in Bedford, Massachusetts, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,513
- Students enrolled
- 227.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 454.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,503
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,513 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,823rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 111th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,503 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bedford spent $23,503 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,662 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $23,503 | $60.5 million | 2,575 |
| FY2022 | $23,058 | $60.0 million | 2,602 |
| FY2021 | $22,029 | $57.6 million | 2,615 |
| FY2020 | $20,897 | $56.2 million | 2,689 |
| FY2019 | $19,897 | $52.9 million | 2,658 |
| FY2018 | $18,740 | $49.6 million | 2,647 |
| FY2017 | $16,991 | $45.3 million | 2,667 |
| FY2016 | $17,036 | $44.5 million | 2,610 |
| FY2015 | $17,513 | $44.2 million | 2,522 |
| FY2014 | $16,568 | $42.1 million | 2,539 |
| FY2013 | $14,942 | $37.6 million | 2,514 |
| FY2012 | $16,216 | $39.6 million | 2,443 |
| FY2011 | $16,524 | $39.4 million | 2,383 |
| FY2010 | $15,434 | $37.5 million | 2,429 |
| FY2009 | $15,860 | $38.4 million | 2,420 |
| FY2008 | $16,094 | $37.7 million | 2,342 |
| FY2007 | $15,956 | $36.5 million | 2,285 |
| FY2006 | $14,842 | $33.9 million | 2,282 |
| FY2005 | $13,662 | $31.1 million | 2,279 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.4 million | 4.9% |
| State | $15.7 million | 22.8% |
| Local | $49.8 million | 72.3% |
| Total | $68.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bedford High | 868 |
| John Glenn Middle | 604 |
| Lt Eleazer Davis | 501 |
| Lt Job Lane School | 540 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2502400
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Massachusetts — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Massachusetts — A to Z, each with its page.
- Massachusetts on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved