Bessemer City High, NC

location_on  119 Yellow Jacket Lane, Bessemer City, NC 28016 • language  gaston.k12.nc.us • workspace_premium  2.3 star
Public Regular High

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 611
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 36
Student-Teacher Ratio 17
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		47% 49% 49%
Male 		53% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		26% 22% 23%
Grade 10 		26% 22% 22%
Grade 11 		27% 21% 21%
Grade 12 		21% 20% 21%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		0% 4% 6%
Black 		24% 25% 15%
Caucasian 		62% 49% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		10% 17% 27%
Other 		3% 5% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 5%
Reading Proficiency 32%
Average Proficiency 18%
Test Participation 95%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		24% 44% 51%
Male 		14% 40% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		32% 51% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		18% 31% 39%
Caucasian 		21% 52% 57%
Other 		50% 49% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Low-Income 		16% 31% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 19% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 82%
Low-Income 77%
Limited English 50%
With Disabilities 80%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		84% 80% 75%
Caucasian 		77% 86% 86%

Nearby Public Schools

Bessemer City Central Elem
<1 miles, E • 1.4 star
Bessemer City Middle
2 miles, SW • 1.4 star

Nearby Private Schools

Community Christian Academy
1 miles, S • 1 star
Victory Christian Academy
6 miles, SE • 1.9 star