Bedford School District
A public school district in Bedford, New Hampshire, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,971
- Students enrolled
- 297.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 755.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,552
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,971 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,450th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 3rd of 197 in New Hampshire. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,552 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 67% 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 School District spent $18,552 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,715 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $18,552 | $77.3 million | 4,169 |
| FY2022 | $17,512 | $74.4 million | 4,251 |
| FY2021 | $16,523 | $70.5 million | 4,266 |
| FY2020 | $15,115 | $67.1 million | 4,437 |
| FY2019 | $14,854 | $67.3 million | 4,531 |
| FY2018 | $14,333 | $64.0 million | 4,462 |
| FY2017 | $13,695 | $61.8 million | 4,513 |
| FY2016 | $13,005 | $58.2 million | 4,474 |
| FY2015 | $12,776 | $56.8 million | 4,449 |
| FY2014 | $12,509 | $55.2 million | 4,409 |
| FY2013 | $12,205 | $53.5 million | 4,380 |
| FY2012 | $12,355 | $53.9 million | 4,366 |
| FY2011 | $11,748 | $52.0 million | 4,428 |
| FY2010 | $11,397 | $50.1 million | 4,398 |
| FY2009 | $10,769 | $46.4 million | 4,305 |
| FY2008 | $11,851 | $44.3 million | 3,738 |
| FY2007 | $10,795 | $33.1 million | 3,065 |
| FY2006 | $9,842 | $29.6 million | 3,009 |
| FY2005 | $9,715 | $28.2 million | 2,904 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 3.2% |
| State | $19.3 million | 23.4% |
| Local | $60.8 million | 73.4% |
| Total | $82.8 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bedford High School | 1,360 |
| McKelvie Intermediate School | 619 |
| Memorial School | 439 |
| Peter Woodbury School | 428 |
| Riddle Brook School | 478 |
| Ross A. Lurgio Middle School | 646 |
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 13
- NCES district ID
- 3301740
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Hampshire — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Hampshire — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Hampshire 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