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Forest Middle School

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Tel: (434)525-6630

Forest Middle School serves 1,006 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 49%.
Forest Middle School operates within the Bedford County School District.

The student population of 1006 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 63 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.27 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

Asian	4%	6%

Hispanic	2%	14%

Black	7%	23%

White	85%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	5%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.27	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	12%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	5%	6%

Bedford County School District's student population of 10,097 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,354 is higher than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,772 is higher than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has grown by 16% over four years.

School District Name	Bedford County School District
Number of Schools Managed	23	4
Number of Students Managed	10,097	3,627

District Total Revenue	$127 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$121 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,354	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$11,772	$11,077

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