Regular local school district · Gogebic County
Bessemer Area School District, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Bessemer Area School District runs 2 public schools with 343 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 12.7 students per teacher is 4.2 lower than the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 343
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 301 E Sellar St, Bessemer, MI 49911
- Phone
- (906)667-0802
- County
- Gogebic County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2600006
- State district ID
- MI-27010
- Total staff (FTE)
- 44
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.7
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (373), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $5.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $545,000
- State revenue
- $3.4 million
- Local revenue
- $1.1 million
- Total spending
- $5.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,038
- Salaries
- $2.1 million37.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $156,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.8%
- State: 67.4%
- Local: 21.8%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,038
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Bessemer Area School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| AD Johnston JrSr High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 164 | 13.7 |
| Washington SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 179 | 11.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Gogebic County
- Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County 815 students
- Wakefield-Marenisco School District 236 students
- Watersmeet Township School District 130 students
More in Michigan
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.