Panama City Reporter

There were 17,192 white students enrolled in Bay District Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Bay District Schools welcomed 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 district.

Bay District Schools roughly covers 48 schools within Bay County, and has a main office in Panama City.

Among the 48 schools in Bay District Schools, Deane Bozeman School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,463 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 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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total white Students	white %
2022-23	27,324	17,192	62.9%
2021-22	26,199	16,991	64.9%
2020-21	25,280	16,700	66.1%
2019-20	25,109	16,933	67.4%
2018-19	28,129	18,660	66.3%
2017-18	28,076	18,996	67.7%