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Bessemer City High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

119 Yellow Jacket Lane, Bessemer City, NC 28016 · (704) 836-9601 · Part of Gaston County Schools

Bessemer City’s School Grade B− better than 45% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
590
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Bessemer City High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

On the path

Where Bessemer City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Bessemer City Middle497 students
9–12Bessemer City HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

119 Yellow Jacket Lane, Bessemer City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9198
Grade 10142
Grade 11138
Grade 12112
Enrollment over time
549’20
573’21
566’22
548’23
590’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Black 25%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bessemer City High from Bessemer City families.

Other schools in Gaston County Schools

The district →
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
887 students16:1
W A Bess Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
B+
674 students17:1
Carr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dallas
C+
665 students17:1
H H Beam Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
591 students15:1
Woodhill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
D−
577 students17:1
Gardner Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gastonia
C+
560 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Bessemer City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.