Top Rankings
Bedford School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 923 students in Bedford School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Bedford School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
3,948 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
224 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bedford School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#213 out of 866 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)39%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)93%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
7%
9%
% Black
1%
23%
% White
88%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,980 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,881 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$55 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,980
$18,510
Spending / Student
$15,881
$17,693
Best Bedford School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bedford Junior High School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
8405 Jackman Rd
Temperance, MI 48182
(734) 850-6200
Temperance, MI 48182
(734) 850-6200
Grades: 6-8
| 923 students
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