Item: Bay School District
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Bay School District

1311 Balboa Ave
Panama City, FL 32401-2080

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Top 50%

Tel: (850) 767-4100

For the 2025 school year, there are 43 public elementary schools serving 21,776 students in Bay School District. This district's average elementary is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Florida.

Public Elementary Schools in Bay School District have an score of 53% (versus the Florida public elementary school average of 55%), and score of 51% (versus the 53% statewide average).

Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Florida public elementary school average of 66% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

50 Schools

3,488 Schools

# Students

27,672 Students

2,038,029 Students

# Teachers

1,577 Teachers

118,158 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

17:1

District Rank

Bay School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 73 school districts in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 78% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (FL)

#33 out of 73 school districts
(Top 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Bay School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

53%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Bay School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

51%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Bay School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

53%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Bay School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

85%

87%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Bay School District and public school graduation rate of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58

0.71

# American Indian Students

76 Students

5,108 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

502 Students

57,983 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,804 Students

757,879 Students

% Hispanic Students

14%

37%

# Black Students

4,027 Students

426,370 Students

% Black Students

14%

21%

# White Students

17,047 Students

697,092 Students

% White Students

62%

34%

# Hawaiian Students

79 Students

3,394 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,137 Students

90,203 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

706

60,744

# Students in K Grade:

2,115

195,094

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,097

204,872

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,088

211,537

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,225

217,908

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,221

214,300

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,994

205,644

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,008

210,929

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,105

214,610

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,064

209,847

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,183

24,319

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,097

24,087

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,895

21,774

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,874

22,364

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,670 is higher than the state median of $11,962. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $12,962 is higher than the state median of $11,615. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.

This School District

This State (FL)

Total Revenue

$351 MM

$34,349 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Bay School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$359 MM

$33,354 MM

This chart displays total spending of Bay School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$12,670

$11,962

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Bay School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$12,962

$11,615

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Bay School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Florida by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2025)

District size: 50 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 27,672 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 38%
: 85% (Btm 50% in FL)
: Top 50%
: 53% (Top 50%)
: 51% (Top 50%)
: 53% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education