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Bedford, New Hampshire - 6 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Bedford School District #112 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,544 per pupil, Bedford School District ranks #154 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,169
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,544
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bedford School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,169 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hillsborough County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,544 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 17 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Hampshire compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 70.0% local, 25.2% state, and 4.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #112 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 362:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.0% White, 9.1% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Memorial School, with a diversity index of 43.9/100.
Its largest campus is Bedford High School, enrolling 1,360 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Peter Woodbury School, at 428 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bedford High School accounts for 32.6% of all Bedford School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bedford School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bedford School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Bedford School District school enrollment ranges from 428 students (lowest) to 1,360 students (highest), a spread of 932 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bedford School District student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bedford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bedford School District is typically wider than the Bedford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bedford School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,169 students.
How much does Bedford School District spend per student?
Bedford School District spends $17,544 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #112 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Bedford School District?
Bedford School District students are 77.0% White, 9.1% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bedford School District?
Bedford School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #112 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.