Bessemer City School District
Bessemer City School District is located close to the center of Alabama. Bessemer City School District has 39.85 square miles of land area and 0.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bessemer City School District population is 27,202. Bessemer City School District median household income is $30,369 in 2010-2014. Bessemer City School District median house value is $90,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Bessemer City School District is worse than the state average in quality.
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Bessemer City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
1621 5th Ave North
Bessemer AL, 35021, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-432-3000
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
Total Students: | 3,995 | 4,068 | 4,376 | 4,510 | 4,480 | 4,344 | 4,247 |
English Language Learner Students: | 44 | NA | 68 | 68 | 91 | 100 | 79 |
Total Teachers: | 237.00 | 288.00 | 286.00 | 292.00 | 251.00 | 243.00 | 244.00 |
Prekindergarten: | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
Kindergarten: | 34.00 | 40.00 | 43.00 | 42.00 | 35.00 | 34.00 | 39.00 |
Elementary: | 150.00 | 152.00 | 142.00 | 145.00 | 125.00 | 121.00 | 117.00 |
Secondary: | 51.00 | 95.00 | 100.00 | 104.00 | 90.00 | 87.00 | 84.00 |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Total Other Staff: | 239.00 | 0.00 | 255.00 | 272.00 | 216.00 | 268.00 | 257.00 |
Instructional Aides: | 30.00 | NA | 43.00 | 51.00 | NA | 0.00 | NA |
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 1.00 | NA | 5.00 | 5.00 | NA | 53.00 | NA |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 11.00 | NA | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 11.00 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 6.00 | NA | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | NA |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 3.00 | NA | 3.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | NA |
Other Guidance Counselors: | 2.00 | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | NA |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 8.00 | NA | 6.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
Library/Media Support: | 1.00 | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
District Administrators: | 8.00 | NA | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 |
District Administrative Support: | 12.00 | NA | 17.00 | 18.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 | NA |
School Administrators: | 26.00 | NA | 14.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.90 |
School Administrative Support: | 23.00 | NA | 26.00 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 29.00 | 63.10 |
Student Support Services: | 11.00 | NA | 8.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 9.00 | 12.00 |
Other Support Services: | 108.00 | NA | 118.00 | 115.00 | 115.00 | 114.00 | 143.00 |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.86 | 14.13 | 15.30 | 15.45 | 17.85 | 17.88 | 17.41 |
Schools
Abrams Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 1200 23rd St North, Bessemer AL 35020 | |
Bessemer Center For Technology | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 4940 Premiere Parkway, Bessemer AL 35022 | |
Charles F Hard Elementary School | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 2801 Arlington Ave, Bessemer AL 35020 | |
Greenwood Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 5012 Roselyn Rd Southeast, Bessemer AL 35022 | |
James A Davis Middle School | Grade 6 to Grade 8 | 100 High School Dr, Bessemer AL 35020 | |
Jess Lanier High School | Grade 9 to Grade 12 | 4950 Premiere Parkway, Bessemer AL 35022 | |
Jonesboro Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 125 Owen Ave, Bessemer AL 35020 | |
New Horizon Alternative School | Grade 7 to Grade 12 | 1701 6th Ave North, Bessemer AL 35020 | |
Westhills Elementary School | Kindergarten to Grade 5 | 710 Glenn Rd, Bessemer AL 35022 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
ADAW Test | |||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.23% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.52% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.37% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.92% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.22% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.98% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.86% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.75% | 57.81% |
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 42.2% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 45% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.52% | 37.08% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.24% | 37.25% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 58.7% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 64% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.98% | 62.46% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.99% | 64.88% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 44.4% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 48.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.19% | 43.41% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.29% | 43.74% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 42.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 48.1% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.02% | 39.83% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.06% | 40.59% |
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 42% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 41% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 45.4% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.58% | 46.94% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.59% | 56.16% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 55.7% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 63% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 60% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.47% | 65.27% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.74% | 65.55% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 51.7% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 48.9% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 55.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.97% | 56.69% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.69% | 62.72% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 51.1% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 48.9% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 51.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.68% | 58.32% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.28% | 60.06% |
AHSGE Test | |||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.04% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.58% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.07% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.33% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.36% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.34% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.29% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.16% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.11% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.59% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.83% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.56% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.13% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.67% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.01% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.44% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.76% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.74% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.59% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.17% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.61% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.39% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | 81.22% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.84% | 75.76% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.95% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.66% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.15% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.94% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.93% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.71% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.44% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.57% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.06% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.41% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.71% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.06% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.98% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.15% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.49% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.74% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.78% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.61% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.77% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.06% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.22% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.59% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.08% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.78% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.43% | 89.74% |
ARMT Test | |||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 74.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 77.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.85% | 77.41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.37% | 77.69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.16% | 79.37% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.61% | 80.13% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.08% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.43% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 83.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.05% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.11% | 85.35% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 85.83% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 86.59% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.75% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.28% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 74% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 77.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.64% | 78.31% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.93% | 78.93% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.54% | 79.12% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 81.26% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.21% | 82.42% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 85.24% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 83.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 84.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.24% | 85.01% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | 86.09% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.06% | 86.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.41% | 86.69% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.49% | 87.93% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.47% | 88.16% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71.8% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.67% | 77.26% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.17% | 77.97% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.11% | 79.94% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.59% | 82.61% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.43% | 88.95% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.19% | 91.32% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 80.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 80.7% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.52% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.01% | 84.37% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.02% | 84.65% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 85.64% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.01% | 88.59% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.57% | 88.88% |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 56% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.13% | 73.46% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.06% | 71.9% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.23% | 74.92% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.58% | 76.94% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.35% | 77.64% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.93% | 77.16% |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 82.4% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 81.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 83% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.52% | 84.87% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.71% | 86.61% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.46% | 86.2% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.67% | 86.13% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.05% | 88.19% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 88.35% |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 56.9% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 59.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.62% | 59.82% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.31% | 61.26% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 65.79% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.23% | 68.76% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 70.36% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.37% | 72.5% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 75.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 74.3% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.34% | 77% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.15% | 79.13% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.69% | 81.28% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 83.02% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.72% | 84.9% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.77% | 86.25% |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 67.6% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.17% | 66.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.34% | 68.13% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.81% | 73.77% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.93% | 78.62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.44% | 77.01% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.41% | 78.62% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 57.3% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 69.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 71.7% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.36% | 71.94% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.52% | 73.87% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.23% | 74.89% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.63% | 73.51% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.93% | 76.95% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.85% | 79.33% |
ASA Test | |||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.69% | 69.84% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | 77.35% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.08% | 78.77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.04% | 80.09% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 60.51% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.38% | 70.34% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.43% | 68.79% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.17% | 68.5% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.96% | 75.67% |
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School District Fiscal Information
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
Total Revenue: | $40,863,000 | $9,338 | $43,264,000 | $9,593 | $41,076,000 | $9,169 | |||
Federal: | $6,726,000 | $1,537 | 16.5% | $8,309,000 | $1,842 | 19.2% | $9,311,000 | $2,078 | 22.7% |
State: | $23,230,000 | $5,309 | 56.8% | $22,842,000 | $5,065 | 52.8% | $21,783,000 | $4,862 | 53.0% |
Local: | $10,907,000 | $2,492 | 26.7% | $12,113,000 | $2,686 | 28.0% | $9,982,000 | $2,228 | 24.3% |
Total Expenditures: | $39,822,000 | $9,100 | $43,073,000 | $9,551 | $55,637,000 | $12,419 | |||
Total Current Expenditures: | $37,356,000 | $8,537 | $40,168,000 | $8,906 | $40,718,000 | $9,089 | |||
Instructional Expenditures: | $20,400,000 | $4,662 | 54.6% | $22,660,000 | $5,024 | 56.4% | $22,546,000 | $5,033 | 55.4% |
Student and Staff Support: | $4,385,000 | $1,002 | 11.7% | $4,398,000 | $975 | 10.9% | $4,935,000 | $1,102 | 12.1% |
Administration: | $4,570,000 | $1,044 | 12.2% | $4,765,000 | $1,057 | 11.9% | $4,674,000 | $1,043 | 11.5% |
Operations, Food, Other: | $8,001,000 | $1,828 | 21.4% | $8,345,000 | $1,850 | 20.8% | $8,563,000 | $1,911 | 21.0% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $388,000 | $89 | $1,338,000 | $297 | $13,287,000 | $2,966 | |||
Construction: | $279,000 | $64 | $1,201,000 | $266 | $13,129,000 | $2,931 | |||
Total Other: | $645,000 | $147 | $465,000 | $103 | $546,000 | $122 | |||
Interest on Debt: | $1,390,000 | $318 | $1,017,000 | $225 | $1,037,000 | $231 | |||
Total Salary: | $21,923,000 | $5,010 | $23,083,000 | $5,118 | $23,192,000 | $5,177 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $13,753,000 | $3,143 | 62.7% | $14,387,000 | $3,190 | 62.3% | $14,165,000 | $3,162 | 61.1% |
Other Salary: | $8,170,000 | $1,867 | 37.3% | $8,696,000 | $1,928 | 37.7% | $9,027,000 | $2,015 | 38.9% |
Total Benefit: | $8,266,000 | $1,889 | $9,517,000 | $2,110 | $9,537,000 | $2,129 | |||
Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $5,077,000 | $1,160 | 61.4% | $5,897,000 | $1,308 | 62.0% | $5,838,000 | $1,303 | 61.2% |
Other Benefit: | $3,189,000 | $729 | 38.6% | $3,620,000 | $803 | 38.0% | $3,699,000 | $826 | 38.8% |
* Bessemer City School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.