Index | Bessemer | Alabama | National |
Average Test Scores | n/a | n/a | 48% |
Student/Teacher ratio | 15:1 | 15:1 | 16:1 |
Total public schools | 13 | 1,307 | 79,221 |
Total private schools | 8 | 353 | 24,874 |
Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 102 | 7,963 |
Index | Bessemer | Alabama | National |
Completed 8th grade | 78.9% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
Completed high school | 77.7% | 79.2% | 83.0% |
Completed some college | 46.1% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
Completed associate degree | 21.9% | 31.9% | 38.5% |
Completed bachelors | 13.4% | 24.0% | 30.3% |
Completed masters | 3.6% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
Completed professional degree | 0.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
Completed doctorate | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 13 public schools, 8 private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Bessemer. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Bessemer, AL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In Bessemer, AL, an average of 78.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.7% have completed high school.
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Bessemer, AL | 26,856 | n/a |
City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
Garden City, KS | 26,916 | 28% | 41.3% |
Paramus, NJ | 26,795 | 67% | 40.2% |
Horn Lake, MS | 26,785 | 32% | 34.2% |
Wooster, OH | 26,773 | 74% | 54.5% |
Bristol, TN | 26,734 | 42% | 13.0% |
Bessemer, AL | 26,856 | n/a |