Bessemer City High, NC

Regular Public School Grade 9–Grade 12
place
119 Yellow Jacket Lane, Bessemer City, NC 28016
phone
(704) 836-9601
phonelink
www.gaston.k12.nc.us

How Bessemer City High Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score30
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Bessemer City High

611 Students
100% Low-Income Students
36 Teachers
17 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School NC US
Female 47% 48% 48%
Male 53% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School NC US
Grade 9 26% 20% 17%
Grade 10 26% 19% 17%
Grade 11 27% 18% 17%
Grade 12 21% 17% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School NC US
Asian <1% 3% 4%
Black 24% 24% 14%
Caucasian 62% 51% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 10% 16% 22%
Other 3% 4% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Bessemer City High

5% Math Proficiency
32% Reading Proficiency
18% Average Proficiency
95% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School NC US
Female 24% 44% 50%
Male 14% 41% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School NC US
High School 32% 51% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School NC US
Black 18% 31% 38%
Caucasian 21% 52% 54%
Other 50% 48% 51%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School NC US
Low-Income 16% 32% 39%
With Disabilities 20% 22% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Bessemer City High

82% Overall Rate
77% Low-Income
50% Limited English
80% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School NC US
Black 84% 74% 69%
Caucasian 77% 80% 79%

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