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Bessemer City, NC
Public School Ratings




Bessemer City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Districts serving Bessemer City, NC

Public schools in Bessemer City belong to districts that are headquartered in one or more other communities.

Gaston County Schools School District Gastonia, NC Schools
PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN Bessemer City Grades
Bessemer City Central Elem School
1400 Puett's Chapel Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016
03-05
Bessemer City High School
119 Yellow Jacket Lane
Bessemer City, NC 28016
09-12
Bessemer City Middle School
525 Ed Wilson Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016
06-08
Bessemer City Primary School
1320 North 12th Street
Bessemer City, NC 28016
PK-02
Tryon Elementary School
2620 Tryon Courthouse Road
Bessemer City, NC 28016
PK-05

School Districts serving Bessemer City, NC

Gaston County Schools School District Gastonia, NC Schools

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