Bessemer City Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Bessemer City, North Carolina

Bessemer City Primary in Bessemer City, North Carolina enrolled 445 students in 2024-25 with 30.7 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

445 students in 2022-23, 446 students in 2023-24, 445 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 30.7.

Students enrolled at Bessemer City Primary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234452023-244462024-25445
Students enrolled at Bessemer City Primary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234452023-244462024-25445
Students enrolled at Bessemer City Primary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234452023-244462024-25445
Students enrolled at Bessemer City Primary by school year2022-23: 445, 2023-24: 446, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234452023-244462024-25445
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344527.016.5
2023-2444629.215.3
2024-2544530.714.5

14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Bessemer City Primary 14.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBessemer City Primary 14.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Bessemer City Primary 14.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBessemer City Primary 14.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Bessemer City Primary 14.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBessemer City Primary 14.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Bessemer City Primary 14.5; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBessemer City Primary 14.5state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 344 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bessemer City Primary enrolled 344 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 344 of the 344 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent34.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.0% of students were White, 28.3% Black, 23.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White38.0%
  2. Black28.3%
  3. Hispanic23.8%
  4. Two or more races9.2%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Bessemer City

3 public elementary schools in Bessemer City report 2024-25 enrollment; Bessemer City Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bessemer City Primary44514.599.3%
Bessemer City Central Elementary39216.198.2%
Tryon Elementary33612.797.6%

All public schools in Bessemer City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bessemer City Primary

  1. Bessemer City Central ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 392 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 374 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Bessemer City Primary with Bessemer City Central ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gaston County Schools spends per student$12,190 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,190
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaBessemer City Primary is the number 761 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#761 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bessemer City Primary

  1. How many students attend Bessemer City Primary?
    445 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 445 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bessemer City, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bessemer City Primary?
    14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bessemer City Primary a Title I school?
    Bessemer City Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bessemer City Primary in?
    Gaston County Schools, NCES district ID 3701620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370162000669 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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