📍 100 High School Drive, Bessemer, Jefferson County, 35020
Bessemer City Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bessemer, Jefferson County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bessemer City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Bessemer City Middle School enrolls 674 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 525 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.3% |
| White | 8 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
594 of the school's 674 students (88%) 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.
Bessemer City Middle 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.
Bessemer City Middle 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 674 students, Bessemer City Middle School is larger than the district average of about 335 students per school.
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