Lynchburg Reporter

There were 681 8th-grade students enrolled in Bedford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 8th-grade students in the county was Forest Middle School.

Within Bedford County schools, the largest number of students were found in 10th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Bedford County ranked 28th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 28th the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 8th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Forest Middle School	302	33.9%	890
Staunton River Middle School	193	33%	584
Liberty Middle School	186	34.8%	535
Otter River Elementary School	0	0%	169
Forest Elementary School	0	0%	362
Staunton River High School	0	0%	869
Goodview Elementary School	0	0%	506
Stewartsville Elementary School	0	0%	323
Huddleston Elementary School	0	0%	223
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	0	0%	540
Jefferson Forest High School	0	0%	1,311
Liberty High School	0	0%	727
Bedford Elementary School	0	0%	447
Moneta Elementary School	0	0%	230
Bedford Primary School	0	0%	289
Montvale Elementary School	0	0%	260
Big Island Elementary School	0	0%	148
New London Academy Elementary	0	0%	327
Boonsboro Elementary School	0	0%	321