Total enrollment
3,970
-289 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Bedford School District
New Hampshire · 3,970 students · 1 city
Bedford School District's public-school footprint covers 6 schools with combined enrollment of about 3,970 students, averaging 662 per school.
4-year change in Bedford School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bedford School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Hampshire | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #1 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,970 | #3 of 73 | #2,449 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #17 of 73 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #67 of 71 | #3,441 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 6.4% | #66 of 73 | #8,047 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #5 of 44 | #4,125 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bedford School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Riddle Brook School at 83.5% proficient to Bedford High School at 62.7%, a gap of 20.8 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 30 New Hampshire districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 4,452 to 3,970 students (down 11%) and from 309 to 298 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford High School | Bedford | High | 09-13 | 1,360 |
| Ross A. Lurgio Middle School | Bedford | Middle | 07-08 | 646 |
| McKelvie Intermediate School | Bedford | Middle | 05-06 | 619 |
| Riddle Brook School | Bedford | Elementary | KG-04 | 478 |
| Memorial School | Bedford | Elementary | PK-04 | 439 |
| Peter Woodbury School | Bedford | Elementary | KG-04 | 428 |
About Bedford School District
As an average-sized district in New Hampshire, Bedford School District teaches 3,970 students across 6 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Bedford School District spans 3 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Bedford School District runs about 662 students per school, 104% higher than the state mean of roughly 324.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 7%: 4,259 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,970 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bedford School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.