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Bessemer Area School District, Michigan

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Bessemer Area School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 359 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Bessemer Area School District is a school district in Michigan (Gogebic County). During the 2023 school year, 359 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Bessemer Area School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dominic Fabbri
Tara Graham
Brady Halvorson
James Partanen
Beth Steiger

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $545,000 $1,461 11%
Local: $1,097,000 $2,941 22%
State: $3,401,000 $9,118 67%
Total: $5,043,000 $13,520
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,609,000 $15,037
Total Current Expenditures: $5,402,000 $14,482
Instructional Expenditures: $3,078,000 $8,252 55%
Student and Staff Support: $37,000 $99 1%
Administration: $1,506,000 $4,037 27%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $781,000 $2,093 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $72,000 $193
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $135,000 $361


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25-29 PS PS PS PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 33 PS PS <50 PS <50 30-34
2017-2018 28 PS PS <50 PS <50 25-29
2016-2017 41 PS <50 PS <50 40-44
2015-2016 35-39 PS PS PS PS PS 35-39
2014-2015 27 PS PS <50 PS PS 25-29
2013-2014 49 <50 <50 PS 50-54
2012-2013 48 PS PS PS 45-49
2011-2012 44 PS PS PS 40-44
2010-2011 86 >=50 PS PS PS 85-89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35-39 PS PS PS PS <50 40-44
2018-2019 50 PS PS <50 PS <50 50-54
2017-2018 38 PS PS <50 PS <50 35-39
2016-2017 51 PS <50 PS <50 50-54
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 42 PS PS <50 PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 72 >=50 <50 PS 70-74
2012-2013 69 PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 74 PS PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 83 >=50 PS PS PS 80-84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 80-89 PS 80-89
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS 80-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 359 -3.3
2021-2022 371 -0.5
2020-2021 373 -8.6
2019-2020 405 -0.7
2018-2019 408 -2.5
2017-2018 418 -1.0
2016-2017 422 6.4
2015-2016 395 -7.3
2014-2015 424 -5.4
2013-2014 447 2.7
2012-2013 435 -4.4
2011-2012 454 -3.7
2010-2011 471 2.3
2009-2010 460 -3.0
2008-2009 474 -0.2
2007-2008 475 -4.8
2006-2007 498 0.6
2005-2006 495 10.3
2004-2005 444 -32.7
2003-2004 589 8.5
2002-2003 539 1.7
2001-2002 530 -4.3
2000-2001 553 3.4
1999-2000 534 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Bessemer Area School District (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.7 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 3.6
Black 1.1 18.1
Hispanic 2.5 8.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 6.7 5.1
White 87.5 63.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Bessemer Area School District had 27.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.98.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 12.50
Secondary: 9.16
Total: 27.66

Bessemer Area School District employed 0.50 district administrators and 1.88 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.50
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 1.88
School Administrative Support: 1.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 9.39


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bessemer Area School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ad Johnston Jrsr High School1697-12
Washington School190KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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