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Bedford County Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 8,994 (2023-2024)
Schools: 14 (2023-2024)
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Bedford County Schools is a school district in Tennessee (Bedford County). During the 2024 school year, 8,994 students attended one of the district's 14 schools.

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

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School board

Bedford County Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Andrea Anderson
Ben Barton Williams
Shanna Boyette
David Brown
Michael Cook
Lana Craig
Brian Crews
Glenn Forsee
Dan Reed

Elections

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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: $19,547,000 $2,212 21%
Local: $17,722,000 $2,006 19%
State: $55,457,000 $6,276 60%
Total: $92,726,000 $10,494
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $91,393,000 $10,343
Total Current Expenditures: $80,092,000 $9,064
Instructional Expenditures: $48,405,000 $5,478 53%
Student and Staff Support: $7,702,000 $871 8%
Administration: $7,551,000 $854 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,434,000 $1,859 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,696,000 $984
Construction: $2,772,000 $313
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $711,000 $80
Interest on Debt: $1,872,000 $211


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 (%)
2020-2021 24 50-59 10 18 <=20 30
2018-2019 28 50-59 16 21 <=20 34
2017-2018 26 70-79 14 18 21-39 31
2016-2017 30 50-59 19 21 21-39 34
2015-2016 8 PS <=5 <=5 PS 10
2014-2015 55 80-89 43 50 60-79 58
2013-2014 51 70-79 37 45 40-59 54
2012-2013 50 70-79 36 42 <50 54
2011-2012 46 70-79 31 38 60-79 50
2010-2011 42 70-79 30 39 >=50 44

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 (%)
2020-2021 23 40-49 13 15 <=20 28
2018-2019 26 50-59 14 18 <=20 32
2017-2018 25 50-59 14 16 21-39 30
2016-2017 27 50-59 15 16 <=20 33
2015-2016 33 PS 10-14 25-29 PS 39
2014-2015 47 70-79 32 37 40-59 51
2013-2014 47 50-59 34 33 40-59 52
2012-2013 46 60-69 31 34 <50 52
2011-2012 50 70-79 38 37 60-79 54
2010-2011 48 50-59 34 37 PS 52

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 (%)
2019-2020 92 >=50 90-94 85-89 PS 94
2018-2019 91 PS >=90 85-89 PS 93
2017-2018 91 PS 85-89 90-94 PS 91
2016-2017 91 PS 80-89 85-89 PS 92
2015-2016 92 PS >=95 90-94 PS 91
2014-2015 93 PS >=90 85-89 PS 93
2013-2014 91 >=50 80-89 90-94 PS 90
2012-2013 89 PS >=90 90-94 PS 88
2011-2012 92 >=50 >=90 90-94 PS 91
2010-2011 81 PS 70-74 80-89 PS 82


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 8,994 -0.6
2022-2023 9,047 2.3
2021-2022 8,836 2.2
2020-2021 8,643 -3.8
2019-2020 8,968 1.8
2018-2019 8,809 0.6
2017-2018 8,754 1.4
2016-2017 8,631 0.3
2015-2016 8,605 1.7
2014-2015 8,460 1.1
2013-2014 8,364 1.4
2012-2013 8,243 1.9
2011-2012 8,085 1.7
2010-2011 7,951 0.2
2009-2010 7,936 1.3
2008-2009 7,836 1.6
2007-2008 7,708 0.4
2006-2007 7,680 3.7
2005-2006 7,394 3.7
2004-2005 7,117 6.0
2003-2004 6,689 2.0
2002-2003 6,555 4.2
2001-2002 6,277 1.1
2000-2001 6,210 2.9
1999-2000 6,029 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bedford County Schools (%) Tennessee K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 2.1
Black 6.6 20.5
Hispanic 31.0 14.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.0 4.7
White 55.5 57.7

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 County Schools had 641.14 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.03.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.50
Kindergarten: 39.33
Elementary: 398.20
Secondary: 195.11
Total: 641.14

Bedford County Schools employed 4.67 district administrators and 34.56 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.67
District Administrative Support: 34.00
School Administrators: 34.56
School Administrative Support: 22.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 166.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 26.33
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 33.00
Other Support Services: 362.00


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]

Bedford County Schools operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cascade Elementary663PK-5
Cascade High School5549-12
Cascade Middle School3796-8
Community Elementary School662PK-5
Community High School5499-12
Community Middle School3666-8
Eakin Elementary623PK-5
East Side Elementary444PK-5
Harris Middle School9506-8
Learning Way Elementary671PK-5
Liberty Elementary685PK-8
Shelbyville Central High School1,5909-12
South Side Elementary383PK-5
Thomas Magnet School475PK-8

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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