There were 16,979 white students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.8% decrease from the 17,113 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Data showed that Bay County welcomed a total of 27,343 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 47 schools in Bay County, Deane Bozeman School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,486 students, making up 90.2% of the school’s total student body.
Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.
A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.
| School name | % of white Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| A. Crawford Mosley High School | 71.8% | 1,838 |
| Deane Bozeman School | 90.2% | 1,648 |
| J. R. Arnold High School | 67.1% | 1,637 |
| Rutherford High School | 35.8% | 1,423 |
| Bay High School | 45.2% | 1,298 |
| Breakfast Point Academy | 66.9% | 1,044 |
| Tyndall Academy | 56.3% | 908 |
| North Bay Haven Career Academy | 71.3% | 882 |
| Surfside Middle School | 64.5% | 825 |
| Mowat Middle School | 59.9% | 818 |
| Bay Haven Charter Academy | 66.7% | 765 |
| Tommy Smith Elementary School | 69.9% | 731 |
| University Academy Sabl Inc. | 80.1% | 707 |
| Deer Point Elementary School | 74.4% | 707 |
| North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School | 72.2% | 694 |
| Merritt Brown Middle School | 76.9% | 680 |
| Hiland Park Elementary School | 53.6% | 676 |
| Lynn Haven Elementary School | 75.1% | 676 |
| Patronis Elementary School | 67.8% | 634 |
| Hutchison Beach Elementary School | 57.4% | 585 |
| Jinks Middle School | 34.1% | 583 |
| Northside Elementary School | 51.9% | 561 |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | 32.9% | 554 |
| Callaway Elementary School | 44.7% | 537 |
| North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School | 65.9% | 525 |
| Lucille Moore Elementary School | 24.8% | 524 |
| Southport Elementary School | 89.3% | 503 |
| Parker Elementary School | 38% | 502 |
| Bay Haven Charter Middle School | 67.4% | 432 |
| A. Gary Walsingham Academy | 58.2% | 423 |
| Waller Elementary School | 88.1% | 420 |
| Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School | 39.1% | 381 |
| West Bay Elementary School | 70.6% | 357 |
| Rosenwald High School | 56.8% | 324 |
| Palm Bay Elementary School | 34.1% | 317 |
| Rising Leaders Academy | 53.1% | 309 |
| Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12 | 43.8% | 201 |
| Margaret K. Lewis in Millville | 61.5% | 169 |
| Central High School | 60.4% | 106 |
| Bay Virtual Instruction Program | 75.8% | 91 |
| New Horizons Learning Center | 57.1% | 91 |
| Amikids Maritime Academy | 85.2% | 88 |
| St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace | 50% | 68 |
| Chautauqua Charter School | 70.2% | 47 |
| Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center | 50% | 28 |
| Bay Virtual Franchise | 76.9% | 26 |
