Bedford Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Bedford, Virginia

Bedford Primary in Bedford, Virginia enrolled 266 students in 2024-25 with 19.8 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

293 students in 2022-23, 289 students in 2023-24, 266 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 19.8.

Students enrolled at Bedford Primary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 289, 2024-25: 26601002003002022-232932023-242892024-25266
Students enrolled at Bedford Primary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 289, 2024-25: 26601002003002022-232932023-242892024-25266
Students enrolled at Bedford Primary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 289, 2024-25: 26601002003002022-232932023-242892024-25266
Students enrolled at Bedford Primary by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 289, 2024-25: 26601002003002022-232932023-242892024-25266
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329322.313.2
2023-2428920.813.9
2024-2526619.813.4

13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Bedford Primary 13.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBedford Primary 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Bedford Primary 13.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBedford Primary 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Bedford Primary 13.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBedford Primary 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Bedford Primary 13.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBedford Primary 13.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 283 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bedford Primary enrolled 283 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 283 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.2% of students were White, 13.2% Black, 13.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.2%
  2. Black13.2%
  3. Two or more races13.2%
  4. Hispanic3.8%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Bedford

2 public elementary schools in Bedford report 2024-25 enrollment; Bedford Primary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bedford Elementary44814.585.4%
Bedford Primary26613.4100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bedford Primary

  1. Bedford ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 448 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Otter River ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 167 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  3. Compare Bedford Primary with Bedford ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bedford County Public Schools spends per student$13,519 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,519
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaBedford Primary is the number 1,007 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,007 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.13.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bedford Primary

  1. How many students attend Bedford Primary?
    266 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 293 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bedford, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bedford Primary?
    13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bedford Primary a Title I school?
    Bedford Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bedford Primary in?
    Bedford County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5100360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510036000144 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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