📍 1320 North 12th Street, Bessemer City, Gaston County, 28016
Bessemer City Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bessemer City, Gaston County. The school has 445 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bessemer City Primary enrolls 445 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 11% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 445 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bessemer City Primary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 110.
Bessemer City Primary is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 445 students, Bessemer City Primary is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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