Panama City Reporter

Bay District Schools had an increase in student enrollment during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Overall, there was a total of 27,324 students enrolled in the district in the academic year.

Data reveals that the majority of students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year were white, representing 62.9% of the Bay District Schools total enrollment.

Additionally, the largest portion of students in the district are enrolled in elementary school grades, making up 45.5% of the total enrollment.

Bay District Schools covers 48 schools within Bay County, with its main office in Panama City.

Among the 48 schools in Bay District Schools, A. Crawford Mosley High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,901 students in the 2022-23 school year.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment
A. Crawford Mosley High School	1,901
Deane Bozeman School	1,619
J. R. Arnold High School	1,617
Rutherford High School	1,337
Bay High School	1,255
Breakfast Point Academy	1,058
North Bay Haven Career Academy	897
Mowat Middle School	868
Surfside Middle School	843
Tyndall Academy	800
Bay Haven Charter Academy	765
Deer Point Elementary School	705
Merritt Brown Middle School	701
Lynn Haven Elementary School	699
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School	695
University Academy Sabl Inc.	688
Patronis Elementary School	648
Hiland Park Elementary School	643
Tommy Smith Elementary School	639
Hutchison Beach Elementary School	621
Northside Elementary School	598
Jinks Middle School	570
Cedar Grove Elementary School	562
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School	524
Callaway Elementary School	511
Southport Elementary School	506
Lucille Moore Elementary School	503
Parker Elementary School	496
Waller Elementary School	439
Bay Haven Charter Middle School	433
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School	362
Rosenwald High School	345
A. Gary Walsingham Academy	343
Palm Bay Elementary School	316
West Bay Elementary School	313
Rising Leaders Academy	301
Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	195
Margaret K. Lewis in Millville	182
Bay Virtual Instruction Program	117
New Horizons Learning Center	107
St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace	94
Central High School	93
Bay Virtual Franchise	66
Chautauqua Charter School	46
Exceptional Student Education	41
Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center	23
Amikids Maritime Academy	22
Bay Virtual Instruction Program	0