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Bessemer City High School

Regular School · Bessemer, AL

Bessemer City High School is a regular school school in Bessemer, Alabama, serving grades 09–12 with 760 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.7:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
760
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 583 77%
Hispanic/Latino 166 22%
White 7 1%
Two or more races 4 1%
Total enrollment 760 380M / 380F

English Language Learners: 46 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 24.1% 174
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 46.3% 170
Science Proficiency 10-14% — 174
4-Year Graduation Rate 65-69% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
42 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
160
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
93
12.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
242
31.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 760 100%

Contact & Location

4950 Premiere Parkway

Bessemer, AL 35022

Phone: (205)432-3700

http://lanier.bcss.schoolinsites.com

District

Bessemer City

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,254

District enrollment: 3,246

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

010033000087

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD