Bessemer City High School, AL

location_on  4950 Premiere Parkway, Bessemer, AL 35022 • language  lanier.bcss.schoolinsites.com • workspace_premium  1.9 star
Public Regular High

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 990
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 44
Student-Teacher Ratio 22
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		49% 49% 49%
Male 		51% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		32% 20% 23%
Grade 10 		23% 20% 22%
Grade 11 		24% 19% 21%
Grade 12 		21% 19% 21%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		86% 32% 15%
Caucasian 		3% 56% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		10% 8% 27%
Native American 		0% 1% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		1% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 12%
Reading Proficiency 14%
Average Proficiency 13%
Test Participation 97%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		12% 49% 51%
Male 		14% 44% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		12% 43% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		12% 34% 39%
Caucasian 		50% 58% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless 		50% 43% 42%
Low-Income 		14% 36% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 23% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 77%
Low-Income 77%
Limited English 50%
With Disabilities 70%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		77% 80% 75%

Nearby Public Schools

Bessemer City Middle School
<1 miles, SE • 1.4 star
Westhills Elementary School
1 miles, E • 1.9 star
Jonesboro Elementary School
2 miles, E • 1.4 star

Nearby Private Schools