Empower Community School Upper Campus

Empower Community School Upper Campus operates as a cozy intermediate school in Bessemer, Alabama, run under Empower Schools of Alabama. Current enrollment sits at 211 students spanning grades 4 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Empower Community School Upper Campus sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Empower Community School Upper Campus is one of 2 schools operated by Empower Schools of Alabama, a district that teaches 412 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Empower Community School Upper Campus shows that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,388 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Empower Community School Upper Campus is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bessemer City High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Empower Community School Upper Campus operates from a residential location. As a public charter, Empower Community School Upper Campus runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.