Bessemer City School District
District Overview
Bessemer City School District is a public school district serving Bessemer area, Alabama. For academic year 2020-2021, 9 schools served 3,571 students through PK to 12th grade in its 9 schools. A total of 193 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 19 to 1.
According to the Alabama state assessment result, 21% of students are proficient in Math learning and 22% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
District Contacts
Schools in Bessemer City School District
In Bessemer City School District, 9 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.
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Student Population
A total of 3,571 students are attending Bessemer City School District. By gender, there are 1,812 (50.7%) and 1,758 (49.2%) female students at Bessemer City School District.
By race/ethnicity, 89 White (2.5%), 3,154 Black (88.3%), and0 Asian (-) students are attending schools.
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Teachers & Staffs
Total 193 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Bessemer City School District and the students to teacher ratio is 19 to 1. 99.0% of teachers are certified. 59.1% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
| Headcount | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Total FTE of Teachers | 193 | Students per teacher: 19 to 1 |
| Teachers who are certified | 191 | 99.0% |
| Teachers who are not certified | 2 | 1.0% |
| Teachers in their first year of teaching | 30 | 15.5% |
| Teachers in their second year of teaching | 49 | 25.4% |
| School counselors | 11 | Students per counselor: 325 to 1 |
| Law Enforcement Officer | 10 | - |
| Security guards | 8 | - |
| Nurses | 9 | - |
| Psychologists | - | - |
| Social workers | - | - |