Bedford Senior High School

Bedford Senior High School operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in TEMPERANCE, Michigan, one of the schools within Bedford Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,260 students spanning grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 174% larger than typical.

Within Bedford Public Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 3,911 students, Bedford Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bedford Senior High School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Bedford Senior High School records 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Bedford Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Monroe County's rate of about 41%.

In the area at large, census data for Monroe County shows median household earnings sit near $77,335, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bedford Senior High School is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bedford Junior High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bedford Senior High School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 1,455 students in 2018 compared to 1,260 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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