Bessemer City High School
Bessemer City, NC · Gaston County Schools · Grades 09–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
D
Score 51 · 2025
4-year grad rate
80%
2025
Average SAT
926
30% of students took it
Went to college
46%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 565
- School performance score
- 51
- 4-year graduation rate
- 80%
- 5-year graduation rate
- 81%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 26%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 46%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 2.9%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 6.3%
- Students taking IB
- No IB program reported
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
2015849
2016888
20171005
2018980
2019980
2020926
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 119 Yellow Jacket Lane, Bessemer City, NC 28016
- Phone
- (704) 836-9601
- District
- Gaston County Schools
- Superintendent
- Dr Doneen Johnson
- County
- Gaston
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in Gaston County
- Ashbrook High SchoolGrade C
- Cherryville High SchoolGrade C
- East Gaston High SchoolGrade C
- Forestview High SchoolGrade C
- Gaston County Schools Virtual AcademyGrade C
- Gaston Early College of Medical SciencesGrade A
- Highland School of TechnologyGrade A
- Hunter Huss High SchoolGrade D