Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 7.5% of Bay County's student body in 2022-23 school year

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

By Panama City Reporter

Dec 14, 2023

There were 2,058 multiracial students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 7.6% increase from the 1,913 multiracial 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, multiracial students comprised 7.5% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Bay County, A. Crawford Mosley High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 111 students, making up 5.8% 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.

Ethnicities in Bay County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Bay County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of multiracial Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
A. Crawford Mosley High School	5.8	1,901
J. R. Arnold High School	5.1	1,617
Rutherford High School	7.6	1,337
Bay High School	8.3	1,255
Breakfast Point Academy	3.3	1,058
North Bay Haven Career Academy	3.6	897
Mowat Middle School	8.4	868
Surfside Middle School	7.7	843
Tyndall Academy	8.1	800
Bay Haven Charter Academy	4.2	765
Deer Point Elementary School	5	705
Merritt Brown Middle School	7.4	701
Lynn Haven Elementary School	1.9	699
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School	6.3	695
Patronis Elementary School	6.6	648
Hiland Park Elementary School	5.8	643
Tommy Smith Elementary School	5.2	639
Northside Elementary School	3.3	598
Jinks Middle School	7.2	570
Cedar Grove Elementary School	8	562
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School	9.5	524
Callaway Elementary School	12.7	511
Lucille Moore Elementary School	4.2	503
Parker Elementary School	10.1	496