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Bedford Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 523 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Bedford Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Ringgold and Taylor counties). During the 2024 school year, 523 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Bedford Community School District school board District 1

General election

General election for Bedford Community School District school board District 1

James Johnson ran in the general election for Bedford Community School District school board District 1 on November 4, 2025.

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Bedford Community School District school board District 5

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General election for Bedford Community School District school board District 5

Rhonda Beemer and Russele Sleep ran in the general election for Bedford Community School District school board District 5 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Bedford Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
James Johnson
Joe Murphy
Tony Simmons
Russele Sleep
Jack Spencer

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Overlapping state house districts

Bedford Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 17Devon WoodRepublican Party 100% 17%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,447,000 $2,837 16%
Local: $3,586,000 $7,031 40%
State: $3,906,000 $7,659 44%
Total: $8,939,000 $17,527
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,425,000 $16,519
Total Current Expenditures: $6,721,000 $13,178
Instructional Expenditures: $3,902,000 $7,650 46%
Student and Staff Support: $576,000 $1,129 7%
Administration: $849,000 $1,664 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,394,000 $2,733 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,242,000 $2,435
Construction: $838,000 $1,643
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $60,000 $117

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 82 PS <50 >=50 80-84
2020-2021 81 >=50 >=50 80-84
2018-2019 81 PS PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 89 PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 89 PS PS >=50 85-89
2015-2016 86 PS >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 89 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 88 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 81 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 84 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 81 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 88 PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2020-2021 85 >=50 >=50 85-89
2018-2019 82 PS PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 81 PS PS PS 80-84
2016-2017 83 PS PS >=50 80-84
2015-2016 81 PS >=50 PS 80-84
2014-2015 84 PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 77 PS PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 72 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 76 PS PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 79 PS PS >=50 PS 75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=80 >=80
2020-2021 >=80 PS PS >=80
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=80
2012-2013 80-89 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 523 -2.3
2022-2023 535 4.7
2021-2022 510 -2.0
2020-2021 520 0.4
2019-2020 518 4.4
2018-2019 495 1.6
2017-2018 487 3.1
2016-2017 472 -8.5
2015-2016 512 2.7
2014-2015 498 0.8
2013-2014 494 -6.3
2012-2013 525 -2.3
2011-2012 537 -5.2
2010-2011 565 3.7
2009-2010 544 0.9
2008-2009 539 0.7
2007-2008 535 2.4
2006-2007 522 -1.7
2005-2006 531 -5.8
2004-2005 562 -10.1
2003-2004 619 1.3
2002-2003 611 1.3
2001-2002 603 -7.1
2000-2001 646 -9.1
1999-2000 705 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bedford Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.5
Black 0.2 7.0
Hispanic 1.9 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 1.5 5.0
White 96.4 71.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bedford Community School District had 43.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.11.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 2.91
Elementary: 21.06
Secondary: 17.21
Total: 43.18

Bedford Community School District employed 3.40 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.40
District Administrative Support: 2.90
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.08
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.47
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.13
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 11.57

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bedford Community School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bedford Elementary School280PK-5
Bedford High School2436-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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