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Bedford-North Lawrence High School

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Bedford-North Lawrence High School ranks 161 st of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 61% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Bedford-North Lawrence High School is a 9–12 comprehensive high school with 1,268 students at 595 N Stars Blvd in Bedford, Indiana, and the sole high school in North Lawrence Com Schools. It ranks 161st of 415 Indiana high schools — 61st percentile, 3 stars — above its own district's 52nd-percentile standing. About 53.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, up from 46.3% two years earlier.

Attendance is the school's standout strength: chronic absenteeism was 7.1% in 2024-25, the lowest of every nearby school and less than half Indiana's 16.7% — and roughly a third of Bloomington High School South's 24.9%, even though that school serves far fewer low-income students. The graduation rate has climbed to 90.6%, now above the state average and up 5.5 points in four years. BNL achieves this on $11,194 per student, the lowest per-pupil spending in its comparison group apart from the alternative Excel Center - Bloomington. Mitchell High School spends $31,163 per student — 2.8 times more — yet posts 9.57% SAT math proficiency and a 35th-percentile rank.

The main soft spot is math: 11th-grade SAT math proficiency has flatlined around 23–24% for three years, about 2 points below the state and 7 points behind Eastern Greene High School. Special education students have landed at 1 star in all three reported years (29th, 17th and 22nd percentile) — the deepest and most persistent gap. Reading/writing scores swing widely from year to year, and after a jump to 78th percentile/4 stars in 2021-22, the school has held a 55th–62nd percentile band for four years. Note that Orleans Junior-Senior High School and Medora Junior & Senior High School report all-grade results, so their numbers are not strictly comparable to BNL's 9–12 end-of-course metrics.

1,268

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,194

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

595 N Stars Blvd
Bedford, IN 47421

(812) 279-9756

District: North Lawrence Com Schools

Feeder schools for Bedford-North Lawrence High School:

Elementary:	Dollens Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Needmore Elementary School
	Parkview Elementary School
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	Shawswick Elementary School
Middle:	Bedford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Indiana avg39%

161^st of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

178^th of 374North Lawrence Com Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	161 of 415	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	191 of 429	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	164 of 432	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	150 of 398	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	88 of 409	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	138 of 388	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	209 of 389	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	234 of 385	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.0	168 of 380	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	180 of 394	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	74 of 400	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	62.8	81 of 379	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	58.3	91 of 353	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.6	70 of 373	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.9	33 of 364	90.9%	★★★★★
2010	65.5	56 of 362	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	53.5	209 of 364	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	198 of 360	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	220 of 354	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.5	200 of 349	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.5	186 of 349	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	172 of 395	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	217 of 387	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	118 of 392	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	158 of 388	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	66 of 184	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.3	16 of 166	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	182 of 390	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	172 of 377	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	156 of 377	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	98 of 379	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	165 of 397	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	155 of 386	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	211 of 392	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	140 of 383	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	74 of 112	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	97.3	4 of 104	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	207 of 292	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	247 of 298	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	226 of 289	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	146 of 285	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	198 of 387	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	217 of 377	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	203 of 381	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	201 of 375	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	110 of 378	70.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing49%-3 vs state

Biology45%

Mathematics24%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bedford-North Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	595 N Stars Blvd	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-9756	1,268	73	17.2	53.6%	1,169 (92.2%)	9 (0.7%)	40 (3.2%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	54.4	161^st of 415 public high schools	61.2%		52.5	191^st of 429 public high schools	55.5%	30	49.0	23.7											44.8	$11,194	$1,194	$10,000
North Lawrence Career Center	Public	6-12	258 BNL Dr	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-3561	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Mitchell High School	Public	9-12	1000 Bishop Blvd	Mitchell	47446	Lawrence County	Mitchell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 849-3663	424	32	13.0	61.6%	394 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	37.5	269^th of 415 public high schools	35.2%		32.4	299^th of 429 public high schools	30.3%	30	43.6	9.6											44.6	$31,163	$663	$30,500
Orleans Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W Wilson	Orleans	47452	Orange County	Orleans Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 865-2688	388	31	12.7	46.4%	373 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	38.7	257^th of 415 public high schools	38.1%		45	230^th of 429 public high schools	46.4%	27	46.8	12.8		24.1	21.7	22.8		14.8	21.7	18.7			38.0	$12,847	$1,215	$11,632
Medora Junior & Senior High School	Public	6-12	82 S George	Medora	47260	Jackson County	Medora Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 966-2201	95	15	6.5	67.4%	86 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	15.2	351^st of 415 public high schools	15.4%		22.5	332^nd of 429 public high schools	22.6%	19	33.3	0.0	12.5	27.3	23.1	20.0	12.5	9.1	15.4	12.5	12.5	12.5		$14,327	$1,889	$12,437
Bloomington High School South	Public	9-12	1965 S Walnut St	Bloomington	47401	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7714	1,691	99	17.0	30.2%	1,249 (73.9%)	81 (4.8%)	146 (8.6%)	78 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (7.9%)	87.9	22^nd of 415 public high schools	94.7%		82.1	37^th of 429 public high schools	91.4%	15	69.6	54.1											62.4	$13,912	$1,003	$12,909
Bloomington Graduation School	Public	7-12	705 W Coolidge Dr	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Monroe County Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 330-7708	99	13	7.7	59.6%	80 (80.8%)	4 (4.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	9.1	382^nd of 415 public high schools	8.0%		20.4	342^nd of 429 public high schools	20.3%	40	27.8	0.0											9.5	$16,695	$1,163	$15,532
Eastern Greene High School	Public	9-12	11064 E St Rd 54	Bloomfield	47424	Greene County	Eastern Greene Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 825-5621	358	29	12.5	42.7%	335 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.8	106^th of 415 public high schools	74.5%		66	100^th of 429 public high schools	76.7%	6	49.3	30.7											53.3	$12,458	$597	$11,861
Excel Center - Bloomington	Public, Charter	9-12	2088 Liberty Drive	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Excel Center - Bloomington	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 353-8084	117	5	23.4	47.0%	76 (65.0%)	18 (15.4%)	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)								(n/a)														$4,209	$238	$3,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford-North Lawrence High School

Is Bedford-North Lawrence High School a good school?

Bedford-North Lawrence High School ranks 161^st of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bedford-North Lawrence High School in?

North Lawrence Com Schools

What is the racial makeup of Bedford-North Lawrence High School?

Students at Bedford-North Lawrence High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Bedford-North Lawrence High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,268 students attended Bedford-North Lawrence High School.

What schools feed into Bedford-North Lawrence High School?

Bedford-North Lawrence High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dollens Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Needmore Elementary School
Elementary : Parkview Elementary School
Elementary : Shawswick Elementary School
Middle : Bedford Middle School

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2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025

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