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Panama City, Florida - 48 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Bay #60 of 67 districts in Florida (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,446 per pupil, Bay ranks #47 of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending (Florida districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Bay operates 48 public schools serving 27,324 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Florida. The school portfolio breaks down into 28 combined, 7 high, 7 elementary, 6 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,446 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 67 Florida districts by per-pupil spending. See how Florida compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.0% local, 33.0% state, and 21.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #60 of 67 in Florida against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 48 schools offering Advanced Placement (76 AP courses district-wide), a 395.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.1% White, 17.7% African American, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cedar Grove Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.5/100.
Its largest campus is A. Crawford Mosley High School, enrolling 1,864 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bay Virtual Instruction Program, at 2 students, a 932x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bay school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,864 students (highest), a spread of 1,862 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 48 schools in Bay.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Bay's schools, about the same as the Florida average of 52.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Florida districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Hernando | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Santa Rosa | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Leon | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Okaloosa | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Bay's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Miami-Dade →Bay has 48 schools, including 7 high, 28 combined, 6 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 27,324 students.
Bay spends $10,446 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #60 in Florida.
Bay students are 57.1% White, 17.7% African American, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 48 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Bay has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #60 out of 67 districts in Florida.
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