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Bedford School District, New Hampshire

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Bedford School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,070 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Bedford School District is a school district in New Hampshire (Hillsborough County). During the 2024 school year, 4,070 students attended one of the district's six schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Melinda Bator2027
Kara LaMarche2027
Bill Foote2026
Sue Jennato2026
Andrea Campbell2025

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $3,717,000 $874 5%
Local: $54,039,000 $12,712 70%
State: $19,487,000 $4,584 25%
Total: $77,243,000 $18,171
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $76,334,000 $17,956
Total Current Expenditures: $74,578,000 $17,543
Instructional Expenditures: $48,068,000 $11,307 63%
Student and Staff Support: $7,594,000 $1,786 10%
Administration: $7,324,000 $1,722 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,592,000 $2,726 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $608,000 $143
Construction: $59,000 $13
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $33,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $981,000 $230


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 70 85-89 40-59 60-64 PS 70-74 69
2018-2019 78 90-94 <50 65-69 PS 80-84 77
2017-2018 77 85-89 40-59 75-79 80-84 76
2016-2017 75 85-89 40-59 65-69 PS 75-79 74
2015-2016 74 85-89 40-59 65-69 PS 80-84 74
2014-2015 70 85-89 40-59 60-69 PS 70-74 69
2013-2014 86 90-94 60-79 60-69 PS 90-94 86
2012-2013 86 >=95 40-59 70-79 PS 90-94 86
2011-2012 87 90-94 60-79 70-79 >=50 90-94 87
2010-2011 86 >=95 >=50 86

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 78 80-84 60-79 65-69 PS 80-84 78
2018-2019 79 85-89 <50 70-74 PS 80-84 79
2017-2018 80 90-94 40-59 75-79 80-84 79
2016-2017 80 90-94 60-79 80-84 PS 80-84 79
2015-2016 81 90-94 60-79 80-84 PS 85-89 81
2014-2015 78 85-89 40-59 70-79 PS 75-79 78
2013-2014 90 >=95 60-79 70-79 PS 90-94 90
2012-2013 92 >=95 >=80 80-89 PS >=95 92
2011-2012 93 >=95 >=50 80-89 >=50 >=95 93
2010-2011 91 >=95 >=50 91

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 95 >=80 PS >=50 >=50 96
2018-2019 94 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 95
2017-2018 97 >=80 >=50 PS >=50 97
2016-2017 98 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 98
2015-2016 97 >=50 PS PS >=50 97
2014-2015 96 >=80 PS PS >=50 96
2013-2014 96 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 97 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2011-2012 94 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 94
2010-2011 92 PS PS >=50 PS PS 90-94


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 4,070 -2.4
2022-2023 4,169 -2.0
2021-2022 4,251 -0.4
2020-2021 4,266 -4.0
2019-2020 4,437 -2.1
2018-2019 4,531 1.5
2017-2018 4,462 -1.1
2016-2017 4,513 0.9
2015-2016 4,474 0.6
2014-2015 4,449 0.9
2013-2014 4,409 0.7
2012-2013 4,380 0.3
2011-2012 4,366 -1.4
2010-2011 4,428 0.7
2009-2010 4,398 2.1
2008-2009 4,305 13.2
2007-2008 3,738 18.0
2006-2007 3,065 1.8
2005-2006 3,009 3.5
2004-2005 2,904 1.4
2003-2004 2,863 0.9
2002-2003 2,838 4.5
2001-2002 2,709 1.4
2000-2001 2,671 5.0
1999-2000 2,537 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bedford School District (%) New Hampshire K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.0
Black 0.0 2.1
Hispanic 0.0 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.0 5.0
White 0.0 82.4

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 School District had 298.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.64.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 6.00
Elementary: 289.40
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 298.40

Bedford School District employed 15.00 district administrators and 14.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 15.00
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 14.00
School Administrative Support: 21.40
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 157.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 17.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.80
Library/Media Support: 6.60
Student Support Services: 44.36
Other Support Services: 113.80


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 School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bedford High School1,398
Mckelvie Intermediate School6255-6
Memorial School439PK-4
Peter Woodbury School421KG-4
Riddle Brook School502KG-4
Ross A. Lurgio Middle School6807-8

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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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