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Jefferson Forest High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1 Cavalier Circle
Forest, VA 24551
Phone
(434) 525-2674
District
Bedford County Public Schools
County
BEDFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1309
Classroom Teachers
88

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.5% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Jefferson Forest High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
81%
94%
85%
85%
77%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 341 26.1%
Grade 10 300 22.9%
Grade 11 343 26.2%
Grade 12 325 24.8%
Total 1309 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.6% 84.3% 48.2%
Black 8.1% 8.3% 23.2%
Hispanic 5.2% 5.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.8% 1.8% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.3% 55.6% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 20.6% 54.4% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 1.2% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 79,761 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 104.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 22.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,510 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.4% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.6% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.0% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,917 $62,836,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $614 $5,578,000 4.7%
Staff $1,077 $9,785,000 8.3%
General Administration $112 $1,016,000 0.9%
School Administration $726 $6,598,000 5.6%
Operation $1,069 $9,710,000 8.3%
Transportation $919 $8,345,000 7.1%
Other $135 $1,224,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,652 $42,256,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,364 $12,393,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $12,933 $117,485,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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