Bedford High School

Set in Bedford, Iowa, Bedford High School is a close-knit high school, operated by Bedford Comm School District. It instructs 245 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Bedford High School sits 48% smaller than that benchmark.

Bedford Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 514 students; Bedford High School is among them.

Demographically, Bedford High School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Taylor County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Bedford High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Taylor County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bedford High School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 69.7%; actual is 88.6%, +18.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Taylor County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,740 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Taylor County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,041 students), Bedford High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bedford Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bedford High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Bedford High School's enrollment has ticked up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 245).

On the community side, members of the Bedford High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.