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Bedford High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730
Phone
(781) 275-1700
District
Bedford
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
866
Classroom Teachers
79

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.5% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Bedford High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
53%
83%
57%
83%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 230 26.6%
Grade 10 213 24.6%
Grade 11 226 26.1%
Grade 12 197 22.7%
Total 866 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.7% 60.8% 57.0%
Black 7.4% 7.8% 9.8%
Hispanic 10.6% 8.5% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.3% 22.7% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,343 7,001,399
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,049.8 892
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,797 2,762,070
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.1% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 69.4% 46.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 52.1% 32.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.0% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.3% 11.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.6% 12.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.9% 10.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,403 $39,417,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,795 $4,593,000 6.4%
Staff $1,517 $3,882,000 5.4%
General Administration $326 $835,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,179 $3,016,000 4.2%
Operation $1,571 $4,021,000 5.6%
Transportation $964 $2,467,000 3.4%
Other $691 $1,767,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,043 $20,581,000 28.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,778 $12,227,000 16.9%
Total Expenditures $28,224 $72,225,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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