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Bessemer Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 169 students in Bessemer Area School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Michigan.
Public High School in Bessemer Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Michigan public high school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Public High School in Bessemer Area School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Michigan average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Ad Johnston Jrsr High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Michigan or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less than the Michigan public high school average of 35% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,331 Schools
# Students
359 Students
539,965 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
30,342 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Bessemer Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#333 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.54
# American Indian Students
6 Students
5,135 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
17,800 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
47,824 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
4 Students
93,337 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
314 Students
350,912 Students
% White Students
87%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
476 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
23,678 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
27
5,790
# Students in 1st Grade:
27
5,538
# Students in 2nd Grade:
31
5,697
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
5,753
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
5,874
# Students in 5th Grade:
20
6,261
# Students in 6th Grade:
37
11,541
# Students in 7th Grade:
22
17,915
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
20,764
# Students in 9th Grade:
42
117,086
# Students in 10th Grade:
23
116,227
# Students in 11th Grade:
31
108,647
# Students in 12th Grade:
29
109,885
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,987
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,047 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,624 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 29% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,047
$18,370
Spending / Student
$15,624
$17,559
Best Bessemer Area School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ad Johnston Jrsr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
100 W Lead St
Bessemer, MI 49911
(906) 667-0413
Bessemer, MI 49911
(906) 667-0413
Grades: 7-12
| 169 students
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