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Bedford School District, NH: schools, enrollment and spending

Bedford School District runs 6 public schools with 3,971 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is 2.1 higher than the New Hampshire figure of 11.3.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
3,971
Teachers (FTE)
297
Students per teacher
13.4
NH: 11.3 · US: 15.3
Address
103 County Rd, Bedford, NH 03110
County
Hillsborough County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3301740
State district ID
NH-041
Total staff (FTE)
755
School counselors (FTE)
18.0About 221 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
14.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.4
New Hampshire11.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,266), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$75.5 million
Federal revenue
$3.0 million
State revenue
$19.1 million
Local revenue
$53.4 million
Total spending
$73.1 million
Spending per pupil
$17,139
Salaries
$38.6 million52.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$21.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.9%
  • State: 25.3%
  • Local: 70.8%

New Hampshire overall

  • Federal: 6.9%
  • State: 30.0%
  • Local: 63.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,139
New Hampshire$21,936
United States$16,826

Schools in Bedford School District

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bedford High SchoolHigh9 to 131,36013.6
McKelvie Intermediate SchoolMiddle5 to 661912.9
Memorial SchoolElementaryPK to 443915.7
Peter Woodbury SchoolElementaryK to 442814.8
Riddle Brook SchoolElementaryK to 447813.7
Ross A. Lurgio Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 864611.5

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.