Bedford NY: Schools

The town of Bedford, NY is served by two public school districts. The Bedford school district serves the southern two-thirds of the town including the hamlets of Bedford Village and Bedford Hills as well as the neighboring town of Pound Ridge and parts of New Castle. It has a high school, middle school and five elementary schools. The Katonah-Lewisboro school district serves the northern one-third of the town including the hamlet of Katonah, the town of Lewisboro, and portions of the towns of Pound Ridge and North Salem. It has a high school, middle school, and four elementary schools.

Three school districts neighbor the town of Bedford: Chappaqua to the south and Somers and North Salem to the north.

The town is also served by two private schools and a parochial school. The private schools include Rippowam-Cisqua which is a day school and provides Kindergarten through ninth grade, and The Harvey School which is a boarding school and a day school, and provides sixth through twelfth grades. The parochial school, St. Patrick's is a day school and associated with St. Patricks Roman Catholic Church in Beford Village

In addition to the local public and private schools, the town is served by the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES (that's the acronym for Board of Cooperative Educational Services). BOCES serves eighteen public school districts for special and occupational education, and also offers a Continuing Education program for adults. 

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