Panama City Reporter

A. Crawford Mosley High School had the highest enrollment among Bay County schools, welcoming 1,838 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 71% of A. Crawford Mosley High School’s total enrollment.

A. Crawford Mosley High School is part of the Bay District Schools, which generally encompasses schools within Bay County with its main office in Lynn Haven.

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	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
A. Crawford Mosley High School	Lynn Haven	1,838
Deane Bozeman School	Panama City	1,648
J. R. Arnold High School	Panama City Beach	1,637
Rutherford High School	Panama City	1,423
Bay High School	Panama City	1,298
Breakfast Point Academy	Panama City Beach	1,044
Tyndall Academy	Tyndall Afb	908
North Bay Haven Career Academy	Panama City	882
Surfside Middle School	Panama City Beach	825
Mowat Middle School	Lynn Haven	818
Bay Haven Charter Academy	Panama City	765
Tommy Smith Elementary School	Panama City	731
Deer Point Elementary School	Panama City	707
University Academy Sabl Inc.	Panama City	707
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary School	Panama City	694
Merritt Brown Middle School	Panama City	680
Hiland Park Elementary School	Panama City	676
Lynn Haven Elementary School	Lynn Haven	676
Patronis Elementary School	Panama City Beach	634
Hutchison Beach Elementary School	Panama City	585
Jinks Middle School	Panama City	583
Northside Elementary School	Panama City	561
Cedar Grove Elementary School	Panama City	554
Callaway Elementary School	Panama City	537
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School	Panama City	525
Lucille Moore Elementary School	Panama City	524
Southport Elementary School	Southport	503
Parker Elementary School	Panama City	502
Bay Haven Charter Middle School	Panama City	432
A. Gary Walsingham Academy	Panama City Beach	423
Waller Elementary School	Youngstown	420
Merriam Cherry Street Elementary School	Panama City	381
West Bay Elementary School	Panama City Beach	357
Rosenwald High School	Panama City	324
Palm Bay Elementary School	Panama City	317
Rising Leaders Academy	Panama City	309
Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	Panama City	201
Margaret K. Lewis in Millville	Panama City	169
Central High School	Panama City	106
New Horizons Learning Center	Panama City	91
Bay Virtual Instruction Program	Panama City	91
Amikids Maritime Academy	Panama City	88
St. Andrew School at Oakland Terrace	Panama City	68
Chautauqua Charter School	Panama City	47
Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center	Panama City	28
Bay Virtual Franchise	Panama City	26