The Bedford Area School District is a small, rural public
school district located in southcentral Pennsylvania. It serves the Boroughs of
Bedford,
Hyndman,
Manns Choice and
Rainsburg and
Bedford Township,
Colerain Township,
Cumberland Valley Township,
Harrison Township,
Londonderry Township and
Snake Spring Township in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,577. The county seat is Bedford.
History
In 1750 Robert MacRay, a Scots-Irish immigrant, opened the first trading post in Raystown (w ...
. Bedford Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 16,890. By 2010, the district's population declined to 16,819 people. The educational attainment levels for the Bedford Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 84% high school graduates and 14% college graduates. The district is one of the 500
public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 36% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the
Federal Poverty Levelbr>
as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, Bedford Area School District residents’
per capita income was $17,309, while the
median family income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
was $39,336. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Bedford County, the median household income was $40,370. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
The district operates three schools: Bedford Elementary School, Bedford Middle School and
Bedford High School. High school students may choose to attend
Bedford County Technical Center
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst t ...
for training in the construction and mechanical trades; culinary arts, agriculture fields and Cosmetology. The
Appalachia Intermediate Unit
Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York State to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Newfoundland and Labrad ...
IU8 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
References
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External links
Bedford Area School District
School districts in Bedford County, Pennsylvania