📍 2801 Arlington Ave, Bessemer, Jefferson County, 35020
Charles F Hard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bessemer, Jefferson County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bessemer City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
Charles F Hard Elementary School enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 310 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.4% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 342 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Charles F Hard Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-70.
Charles F Hard Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Bessemer City, based in Bessemer, Alabama. The district serves 3,012 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Charles F Hard Elementary School is close to the district average of about 335 students per school.
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