Panama City Reporter

There were 27,324 students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 62.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Bay County schools, followed by 14.1% of Black students, 13.1% of Hispanic students and 7.5% of multiracial students.

A. Crawford Mosley High School registered the highest enrollment among Bay County's 47 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 1,901 students.

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 enrollment 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 ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
A. Crawford Mosley High School	1,925	1,901	-1.2
Deane Bozeman School	1,509	1,619	7.3
J. R. Arnold High School	1,504	1,617	7.5
Rutherford High School	1,393	1,337	-4
Bay High School	1,112	1,255	12.9
Breakfast Point Academy	1,037	1,058	2
North Bay Haven Career Academy	906	897	-1
Mowat Middle School	841	868	3.2
Surfside Middle School	791	843	6.6
Tyndall Academy	562	800	42.3
Bay Haven Charter Academy	786	765	-2.7
Deer Point Elementary School	623	705	13.2
Merritt Brown Middle School	677	701	3.5
Lynn Haven Elementary School	645	699	8.4
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School	697	695	-0.3
University Academy Sabl Inc.	679	688	1.3
Patronis Elementary School	627	648	3.3
Hiland Park Elementary School	578	643	11.2
Tommy Smith Elementary School	573	639	11.5
Hutchison Beach Elementary School	656	621	-5.3
Northside Elementary School	631	598	-5.2
Jinks Middle School	504	570	13.1
Cedar Grove Elementary School	569	562	-1.2
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School	525	524	-0.2
Callaway Elementary School	469	511	9
Southport Elementary School	479	506	5.6
Lucille Moore Elementary School	474	503	6.1
Parker Elementary School	703	496	-29.4
Waller Elementary School	387	439	13.4
Bay Haven Charter Middle School	438	433	-1.1
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School	470	362	-23
Rosenwald High School	249	345	38.6
A. Gary Walsingham Academy	230	343	49.1
Palm Bay Elementary School	281	316	12.5
West Bay Elementary School	308	313	1.6
Rising Leaders Academy	279	301	7.9
Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	207	195	-5.8
Margaret K. Lewis in Millville	166	182	9.6
Bay Virtual Instruction Program	171	117	-31.6
New Horizons Learning Center	112	107	-4.5
St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace	114	94	-17.5
Central High School	89	93	4.5
Bay Virtual Franchise	139	66	-52.5
Chautauqua Charter School	47	46	-2.1
Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center	24	23	-4.2
Amikids Maritime Academy	-	22	-