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For the 2025-26 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 2,185 students in Bessemer City, NC (there are , serving 233 private students). 90% of all K-12 students in Bessemer City, NC are educated in public schools (compared to the NC state average of 92%).

The top ranked public schools in Bessemer City, NC are Bessemer City High School, Tryon Elementary School and Bessemer City Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Bessemer City, NC public schools have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Bessemer City have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public schools.

Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).