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Bessemer City High

Regular School · Bessemer City, NC

Bessemer City High is a regular school school in Bessemer City, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 590 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
590
Teachers (FTE)
31.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 259 44%
Black or African American 148 25%
Hispanic/Latino 144 24%
Two or more races 35 6%
Asian 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 590 312M / 278F

English Language Learners: 24 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 35-39% 41.9% 78
Reading Proficiency 30-34% 46.9% 133
Science Proficiency 30-39% — 47
4-Year Graduation Rate 75-79% —

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (4)
15 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
22 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
109
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
126
21.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
407
69% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 590 100%

Contact & Location

119 Yellow Jacket Lane

Bessemer City, NC 28016

Phone: (704)836-9601

http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/bchigh

District

Gaston County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,921

District enrollment: 30,281

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370162000668

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