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ExploreBessemer Area School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2600006

Bessemer Area School District

BESSEMER, MI

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

343

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

85.7%

-1.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$19,569

+3.0%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.3:1

-27.2%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+0.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

4.7%

-71.2%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

22.6%

+34.5%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.7%

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