Bessemer City Schools Explained
| Bessemer City School District |
| Motto: | Empowering students through excellence in education |
| Type: | Public |
| Budget: | $41.3 million (2015–16) |
| Grades: | PK-12 |
| Superintendent: | Dr. Autumm Jeter |
| Teachers: | 200.0 (FTE) (2016–17) |
| Staff: | 166.0 (FTE) (2016–17) |
| Students: | 3,605 (2016–17) |
| Schools: | 9 |
| Location: | Bessemer, Alabama |
| Country: | United States |
Bessemer City School District is a school district in Jefferson County, Alabama first established in 1887. It is the second oldest public school system in the state's most populated county.
Schools
- J. S. Abrams Elementary (K-5)
- Charles F. Hard Elementary (K-5; originally founded 1894)
- Greenwood Elementary (K-5) (founded 1937; operated as a Jefferson County School until 1966 when it was ceded to Bessemer)
- Jonesboro Elementary (K-5)
- Westhills Elementary (K-5)
- New Horizon Alternative
- Bessemer City Middle (6-8)[1] (opened during 2013–14 school year) (building was previously Jess Lanier High School)
- Bessemer City High (9-12)
- Bessemer Center for Technology
Former schools (partial list)
- Abrams High (closed 1987)
- Arlington Elementary (built 1910 and served as the first Bessemer High School until 1923; building demolished)
- Carver High School (all black student body) was located at 600 2nd Avenue North
- Clarendon High School (circa 1890s until 1910) (then became an Elementary School with the same name)
- James A. Davis Middle (originally called Clarendon Avenue Elementary; opened 1953, closed 2013; building demolished)
- Dunbar High School
- Jess Lanier High School (1970-2010)
- Roberts School (believed to be the first school in the system, likely built in the late 1880s; served grades 1-12 until construction of Clarendon High School)
Failing schools
Based on the state standardized testing, this system had two schools in the bottom six percent statewide, marking them as "failing."[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Jesse Chambers, AL.com, 9/13/13
- News: Failing Alabama public schools: 75 on newest list, most are high schools. 26 January 2018. al.com. 25 January 2018.
