Bessemer City High School, AL

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
4950 Premiere Parkway, Bessemer, AL 35022
phone
(205) 432-3700
phonelink
lanier.bcss.schoolinsites.com

How Bessemer City High School Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score23
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Bessemer City High School

990 Students
100% Low-Income Students
44 Teachers
22 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School AL US
Female 49% 48% 48%
Male 51% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School AL US
Grade 9 32% 18% 17%
Grade 10 23% 17% 17%
Grade 11 24% 16% 17%
Grade 12 21% 17% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School AL US
Black 86% 33% 14%
Caucasian 3% 55% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 10% 7% 22%
Native American <1% 1% 2%
Pacific Islander <1% <1% <1%
Other 1% 2% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Bessemer City High School

12% Math Proficiency
14% Reading Proficiency
13% Average Proficiency
97% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School AL US
Female 12% 47% 50%
Male 14% 42% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School AL US
High School 12% 40% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School AL US
Black 12% 33% 38%
Caucasian 50% 55% 54%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School AL US
Homeless 50% 43% 43%
Low-Income 14% 35% 39%
With Disabilities 20% 24% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Bessemer City High School

77% Overall Rate
77% Low-Income
50% Limited English
70% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School AL US
Black 77% 77% 69%

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