Panama City Reporter

There were 17,192 white students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.2% increase from the 16,991 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Bay County welcomed a total of 27,324 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.9% 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 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,463 students, making up 90.4% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
A. Crawford Mosley High School	74	1,901
Deane Bozeman School	90.4	1,619
J. R. Arnold High School	70.7	1,617
Rutherford High School	38.7	1,337
Bay High School	44.1	1,255
Breakfast Point Academy	67.8	1,058
North Bay Haven Career Academy	73.6	897
Mowat Middle School	60.1	868
Surfside Middle School	65.1	843
Tyndall Academy	55.4	800
Bay Haven Charter Academy	69.7	765
Deer Point Elementary School	76.5	705
Merritt Brown Middle School	76.3	701
Lynn Haven Elementary School	73	699
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School	74.1	695
University Academy Sabl Inc.	79.1	688
Patronis Elementary School	71.8	648
Hiland Park Elementary School	55.2	643
Tommy Smith Elementary School	72	639
Hutchison Beach Elementary School	56.7	621
Northside Elementary School	50.5	598
Jinks Middle School	34.9	570
Cedar Grove Elementary School	28.1	562
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School	68.9	524
Callaway Elementary School	42.1	511
Southport Elementary School	89.1	506
Lucille Moore Elementary School	23.7	503
Parker Elementary School	36.5	496
Waller Elementary School	87.7	439
Bay Haven Charter Middle School	70.2	433
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School	43.4	362
Rosenwald High School	47.2	345
A. Gary Walsingham Academy	59.5	343
Palm Bay Elementary School	41.1	316
West Bay Elementary School	74.8	313
Rising Leaders Academy	53.5	301
Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	36.4	195
Margaret K. Lewis in Millville	21.4	182
Bay Virtual Instruction Program	62.4	117
New Horizons Learning Center	25.2	107
St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace	37.2	94
Central High School	60.2	93
Chautauqua Charter School	73.9	46
Amikids Maritime Academy	72.7	22