📍 440 E Watson St, Bedford, Bedford County, 15522
Bedford MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bedford, Bedford County. The school has 403 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bedford Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bedford MS enrolls 403 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 382 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 403 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bedford MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 78.
Bedford MS is one of 3 schools in Bedford Area SD, based in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,686 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 403 students, Bedford MS is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant