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Bedford Area School District

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Bedford Area School District is located in southwest Pennsylvania. Bedford Area School District has 289.84 square miles of land area and 1.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bedford Area School District population is 16,657. Bedford Area School District median household income is $44,861 in 2010-2014. Bedford Area School District median house value is $136,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Bedford Area School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (241 out of 496, top 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (341 out of 498, bottom 32%)* Rank: #291
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	16,657 (2010-2014), rank #252
Population Growth	1.48% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	57.21/sq mi, rank #434
Median Household Income:	$44,861 at 2010-2014—16.14% increase since 2005-2009, rank #357
Median House Price:	$136,800 at 2010-2014—11.76% increase since 2005-2009, rank #261
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	289.84 sq mi, rank #26
Water Area:	1.33 sq mi (0.46%), rank #113
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Bedford County
City:	Bedford, Everett, Rainsburg, Manns Choice, Hyndman, Buffalo Mills
Zip:	15522, 15537, 15550, 15545, 15534

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Bedford Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

330 East John St

Bedford PA, 15522, Bedford County

Phone: 814-623-4290

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,903	1,872	1,864	2,240	2,257	2,323	2,325
English Language Learner Students:	7	8	5	1	2	1	1
Total Teachers:	125.88	117.51	131.01	146.41	148.90	148.60	152.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	8.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	50.00	50.96	58.77	65.53	67.09	67.00	66.80
Secondary:	59.67	51.25	53.91	61.17	61.81	61.80	64.20
Ungraded:	8.21	8.30	10.33	11.71	12.00	10.80	12.30
Total Other Staff:	118.50	141.99	142.99	143.99	136.00	139.40	139.00
Instructional Aides:	16.00	17.00	17.00	18.00	19.00	19.00	20.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	0.50	0.00	1.74	1.70	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	3.50	4.49	4.49	4.16	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.50	6.33	7.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrative Support:	9.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	NA	8.50	9.50	8.50	7.76	9.70	8.50
Other Support Services:	67.00	78.00	78.00	76.00	65.50	66.00	66.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.12	15.93	14.23	15.30	15.16	15.63	15.27

Schools

Bedford Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3639 Business Route 220, Bedford PA 15522
Bedford Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	440 East Watson St, Bedford PA 15522
Bedford Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	330 East John St, Bedford PA 15522

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.6%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.7%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.9%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.4%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.5%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	74.4%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.6%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	66.2%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.8%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.2%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.4%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.7%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.1%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.4%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	20.4%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.1%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49.7%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55.7%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.3%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.2%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.6%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.5%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.7%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.3%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.1%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.9%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.9%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.5%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.5%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.7%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.2%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.2%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.6%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.7%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.5%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.6%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.1%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.1%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.3%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45.8%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	37.7%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45.9%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	36.5%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.3%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.2%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.6%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.3%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.7%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.7%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.7%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.7%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71.2%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.7%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.8%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.2%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.2%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.5%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.8%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.7%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.2%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.2%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.1%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.3%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.2%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	60.8%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$26,325,000	$14,123		$27,584,000	$12,314		$26,491,000	$11,737
Federal:	$1,518,000	$814	5.8%	$3,482,000	$1,554	12.6%	$2,454,000	$1,087	9.3%
State:	$11,928,000	$6,399	45.3%	$11,180,000	$4,991	40.5%	$11,358,000	$5,032	42.9%
Local:	$12,879,000	$6,909	48.9%	$12,922,000	$5,769	46.8%	$12,679,000	$5,618	47.9%
Total Expenditures:	$29,274,000	$15,705		$34,909,000	$15,584		$24,788,000	$10,983
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,502,000	$11,535		$23,409,000	$10,450		$22,101,000	$9,792
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,294,000	$6,595	57.2%	$13,653,000	$6,095	58.3%	$12,985,000	$5,753	58.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,491,000	$800	6.9%	$1,734,000	$774	7.4%	$1,705,000	$755	7.7%
Administration:	$2,829,000	$1,518	13.2%	$3,138,000	$1,401	13.4%	$2,671,000	$1,183	12.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,888,000	$2,622	22.7%	$4,884,000	$2,180	20.9%	$4,740,000	$2,100	21.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,970,000	$1,593		$9,156,000	$4,088		$285,000	$126
Construction:	$2,860,000	$1,534		$8,668,000	$3,870		$0	$0
Total Other:	$36,000	$19		$44,000	$20		$45,000	$20
Interest on Debt:	$873,000	$468		$746,000	$333		$701,000	$311

Total Salary:	$11,314,000	$6,070		$12,455,000	$5,560		$12,395,000	$5,492
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,002,000	$4,293	70.7%	$8,913,000	$3,979	71.6%	$8,767,000	$3,884	70.7%
Other Salary:	$3,312,000	$1,777	29.3%	$3,542,000	$1,581	28.4%	$3,628,000	$1,607	29.3%
Total Benefit:	$5,120,000	$2,747		$5,327,000	$2,378		$4,642,000	$2,057
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,138,000	$1,683	61.3%	$3,105,000	$1,386	58.3%	$2,966,000	$1,314	63.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,982,000	$1,063	38.7%	$2,222,000	$992	41.7%	$1,676,000	$743	36.1%

* Bedford Area School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.