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Bessemer City
A public school district in Bessemer, Alabama, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,012
- Students enrolled
- 155
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 322.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,437
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,012 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,245th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 64th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,437 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bessemer City spent $18,309 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,285 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $18,309 | $57.1 million | 3,121 |
| FY2023 | $15,437 | $50.1 million | 3,246 |
| FY2022 | $13,580 | $46.3 million | 3,409 |
| FY2021 | $11,845 | $39.3 million | 3,318 |
| FY2020 | $10,876 | $38.3 million | 3,524 |
| FY2019 | $11,067 | $40.0 million | 3,618 |
| FY2018 | $10,689 | $38.6 million | 3,610 |
| FY2017 | $10,897 | $39.3 million | 3,605 |
| FY2016 | $10,377 | $38.8 million | 3,740 |
| FY2015 | $9,996 | $39.6 million | 3,962 |
| FY2014 | $9,674 | $38.6 million | 3,995 |
| FY2013 | $9,441 | $38.4 million | 4,068 |
| FY2012 | $8,537 | $37.4 million | 4,376 |
| FY2011 | $8,906 | $40.2 million | 4,510 |
| FY2010 | $9,089 | $40.7 million | 4,480 |
| FY2009 | $8,984 | $39.0 million | 4,344 |
| FY2008 | $8,886 | $37.7 million | 4,247 |
| FY2007 | $8,522 | $35.2 million | 4,136 |
| FY2006 | $8,053 | $33.8 million | 4,191 |
| FY2005 | $7,285 | $30.1 million | 4,125 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.0 million | 26.8% |
| State | $26.0 million | 46.4% |
| Local | $15.0 million | 26.8% |
| Total | $55.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0100330
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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