Bessemer City High School - Bessemer City, North Carolina/NC

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Bessemer City High School

119 Yellow Jacket Lane, Bessemer City, NC, 28016-0775 -

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Definition of Terms

Bessemer City High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Gaston County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

778 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

47 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 255 students

Grade 10 - 182 students

Grade 11 - 194 students

Grade 12 - 147 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	3%	5%
% Black	24%	31%
% White	74%	59%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

27%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Gaston County s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	53	12
Number of Students Managed	32,862 students	6,210 students
District Total Revenue	$219,320,000	$47,973,000
District Expenditure	$220,311,000	$45,994,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,674	$7,725
District Expenditure / Student	$6,704	$7,406
District Graduation Rates	72%	74%

Teen girl charged with attacking fellow Bessemer City High student (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:45:28 am
A Bessemer City High School student was arrested after allegedly hitting another girl in the face Wednesday. Jasmine Monique Williams, 16, of 2007 Redwood Circle, Kings Mountain, was charged with intentionally causing a public disturbance by
Schools get $650,000 to help at-risk students (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on September 9, 2009 at 04:29:39 pm
Gaston County Schools finance department took home two awards for its 2008 annual financial award. The finance department’s report earned the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of Business Officials
Bessemer City High student charged with reaching for policeman's gun (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on August 29, 2009 at 12:10:16 am
A Bessemer City High School student is accused of reaching for an officer’s gun as police arrested him on disorderly conduct charges Friday. Larome O’Brian Hopper, 19, of 930 Hallmark Drive, Gastonia, tried to take Gaston County Police
Bessemer school board approves 2010 budget (Birmingham News)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 02:42:09 am
The budget projects general fund revenues of about $30.1 million.
Mason called up to Triple-A (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 07:36:00 pm
Chris Mason was added to the Buffalo Bisons Class AAA International League roster on Tuesday night. By late Tuesday night, Mason had shown he was ready to be back at the next-highest level of professional baseball. Mason, a 2002 Bessemer City High