Bessemer City High School (Alabama)

Bessemer City High School (BCHS) is a four-year public high school in Bessemer, Alabama. It is the only high school in the Bessemer City School System. School colors are purple and white, and the athletic teams are called the Tigers. BCHS competes in AHSAA Class 6A athletics.

Bessemer City High School
Address
4950 Premiere Parkway

35020

United States
Coordinates33°22′15″N 86°59′57″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1970 (1970)
School districtBessemer City Schools
CEEB code010311
PrincipalStoney Pritchet
Faculty42.00 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment949 (2017–18)
Student to teacher ratio22.60
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Purple and white
  
AthleticsAHSAA Class 6A
NicknameTigers
Feeder schoolsBessemer City Middle School
Websitehttp://lanier.bcss.schoolinsites.com

BCHS was constructed in 2010 as a replacement for the aging Jess Lanier High School, which was founded in 1970 and named for the former Bessemer mayor of the same name. The name of the present school was chosen by a poll of Bessemer students and residents. BCHS received 1,981 votes, compared to 671 for "Marvel City High School" and 665 for "Bessemer Millennium High School".

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