Bessemer City Primary

Bessemer City Primary is a mid-sized elementary school in Gaston County Schools, located in Bessemer City, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 445 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 2.

Across its 56 schools, Gaston County Schools enrolls 30,995 students. Bessemer City Primary is one of those schools.

The biggest share of students at Bessemer City Primary, 38%, is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. In Gaston County overall, about 68% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bessemer City Primary scores 71%.

With 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.5:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Gaston County report 85%.

The county, Gaston County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,478, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 61 public schools and about 35,898 students.

Of the public schools around it, Bessemer City Primary is closest to Bessemer City Central Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Bessemer City Primary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.

The school's student count increased 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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