2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bedford, VA vs Farmville, VA

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Highlights
- Farmville spends 9.8% less per student than Bedford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Farmville than in Bedford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Farmville had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bedford
 Bedford, VAFarmville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,346$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,911$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9574573
 Students per Counselor291  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bedford    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I've lived in Beford county for 17 years and the cost of living is great! I disagree with the person who said the cost of living is high. I bought a fairly new home on  More

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Over 17 years ago

this is a really nice area and friendly folks---but the cost of living and home prices are very high---it seems that groceries are a pricey item all and all you need  More

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Over 19 years ago

Little if any culture other than wals in the woods and visits to D-Day memorial. Elks home theater is only drama  More

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Reviews for Farmville    2 Reviews

Michael Earl has not been the Principal of Prince Edward Principal Middle School since  More

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Over 19 years ago

Central Virginia. We have four full seasons. One or two good snows each winter. Very convient to everthing in the state. Within an hours commute to Richmond,  More

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