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 21 public high schools serving 11,038 students in Bay School District. This district's average high is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Florida.

Public High Schools in Bay School District have an score of 48% (versus the Florida public high school average of 42%), and score of 48% (versus the 51% statewide average).

Public High School in Bay School District have a of 85%, which is less than the Florida average of 87%.

The school with highest graduation rate is North Bay Haven Career Academy, with 96% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Florida or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Florida public high school average of 65% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District

This State (FL)

# Schools

50 Schools

1,351 Schools

# Students

27,672 Students

1,018,327 Students

# Teachers

1,577 Teachers

47,312 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

0.70

# American Indian Students

76 Students

2,850 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

502 Students

29,850 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

3,804 Students

371,091 Students

% Hispanic Students

14%

37%

# Black Students

4,027 Students

215,821 Students

% Black Students

14%

21%

# White Students

17,047 Students

358,997 Students

% White Students

62%

35%

# Hawaiian Students

79 Students

1,845 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,137 Students

37,873 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

706

2,742

# Students in K Grade:

2,115

6,456

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,097

6,640

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,088

6,803

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,225

7,448

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,221

7,271

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,994

6,880

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,008

19,490

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,105

24,772

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,064

26,189

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,183

233,011

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,097

236,046

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,895

221,011

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,874

213,568

# 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