Bedford County School District

310 S. Bridge St
Bedford, VA 24523
(District boundaries shown in map)
8/
10
Top 30%
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 2,806 students in Bedford County School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Virginia.
Public High Schools in Bedford County School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Virginia public high school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 73% (versus the 81% statewide average).
Public High School in Bedford County School District have a Graduation Rate of 77%, which is less than the Virginia average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Staunton River High School, with 86% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Virginia or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Virginia public high school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
22 Schools
358 Schools
# Students
8,930 Students
409,548 Students
# Teachers
632 Teachers
28,795 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Bedford County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 131 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (VA)
#36 out of 132 school districts
(Top 30%)
70%
68%
(20-21)
73%
69%
(20-21)
58%
59%
77%
89%

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