| Index | Bessemer City | North Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 43% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 5 | 1,895 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 510 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 183 | 7,963 |
| Index | Bessemer City | North Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 71.2% | 83.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 68.4% | 81.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 43.2% | 59.9% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 18.0% | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 6.1% | 29.0% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 5 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Bessemer City. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bessemer City, NC schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Bessemer City, NC, an average of 71.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 68.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Cramerton, NC | 4,417 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Clover, SC | 6,370 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Grover, NC | 588 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Belmont, NC | 12,292 | 51% | 6.1% |
| Iron Station, NC | 539 | 50% | 3.6% |
| Bessemer City, NC | 5,536 | 26% | 45.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Weldon Spring, MO | 5,536 | 70% | 45.5% |
| Byron, MN | 5,536 | 53% | 11.0% |
| Swartz Creek, MI | 5,535 | 41% | 13.9% |
| Duquesne, PA | 5,534 | 15% | 69.8% |
| Jonesborough, TN | 5,539 | 43% | 10.4% |
| Bessemer City, NC | 5,536 | 26% | 45.1% |
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