FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 2,239 students enrolled in district’s third-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.2% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the third-grade grew by 9.8% compared to the year before.
Bay District Schools also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Bay Haven Charter Academy had the most third-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Bay District Schools enrolled a total of 27,324 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 28th highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 28th highest in the year before.
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.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| A. Crawford Mosley High School | 1,901 |
| A. Gary Walsingham Academy | 343 |
| Amikids Maritime Academy | 22 |
| Bay Haven Charter Academy | 765 |
| Bay Haven Charter Middle School | 433 |
| Bay High School | 1,255 |
| Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center | 23 |
| Bay Virtual Franchise | 66 |
| Bay Virtual Instruction Program | 0 |
| Bay Virtual Instruction Program | 117 |
| Breakfast Point Academy | 1,058 |
| Callaway Elementary School | 511 |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | 562 |
| Central High School | 93 |
| Chautauqua Charter School | 46 |
| Deane Bozeman School | 1,619 |
| Deer Point Elementary School | 705 |
| Exceptional Student Education | 41 |
| Hiland Park Elementary School | 643 |
| Hutchison Beach Elementary School | 621 |
| J. R. Arnold High School | 1,617 |
| Jinks Middle School | 570 |
| Lucille Moore Elementary School | 503 |
| Lynn Haven Elementary School | 699 |
| Margaret K. Lewis in Millville | 182 |
| Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School | 362 |
| Merritt Brown Middle School | 701 |
| Mowat Middle School | 868 |
| New Horizons Learning Center | 107 |
| North Bay Haven Career Academy | 897 |
| North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School | 695 |
| North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School | 524 |
| Northside Elementary School | 598 |
| Palm Bay Elementary School | 316 |
| Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12 | 195 |
| Parker Elementary School | 496 |
| Patronis Elementary School | 648 |
| Rising Leaders Academy | 301 |
| Rosenwald High School | 345 |
| Rutherford High School | 1,337 |
| Southport Elementary School | 506 |
| St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace | 94 |
| Surfside Middle School | 843 |
| Tommy Smith Elementary School | 639 |
| Tyndall Academy | 800 |
| University Academy Sabl Inc. | 688 |
| Waller Elementary School | 439 |
| West Bay Elementary School | 313 |
| Total Bay District Schools | 27,324 |
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