Bessemer City Central Elem (Gaston County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Bessemer City Central Elem is a Elementary in Bessemer City, NC. It currently serves 355 students (grades 03-05). The school is part of the Gaston County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Gaston County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:355
Number of Teachers: 24
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.92

Location Info

Location: 1400 Puett's Chapel Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016
Mailing Address: 1400 Puett's Chapel Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016
Phone: (704)836-9108
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 3 111
Grade 4 99
Grade 5 145
Gender/Sex of Bessemer City Central Elem Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 170 47.89
Female 185 52.11
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Bessemer City Central Elem Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Asian 1 0.28
Black or African American 83 23.38
Hispanic/Latino 88 24.79
Two or more races 31 8.73
White 151 42.54
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.59
Black or African American 35 20.59
Hispanic/Latino 47 27.65
Two or more races 15 8.82
White 72 42.35
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.54
Black or African American 48 25.95
Hispanic/Latino 41 22.16
Two or more races 16 8.65
White 79 42.70

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 18 16.22
Hispanic/Latino 31 27.93
Two or more races 12 10.81
White 50 45.05
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.01
Black or African American 27 27.27
Hispanic/Latino 25 25.25
Two or more races 9 9.09
White 37 37.37
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.69
Black or African American 38 26.21
Hispanic/Latino 32 22.07
Two or more races 10 6.90
White 64 44.14