Other / mixed grade configuration · Panama City Beach, FL

Breakfast Point Academy

Federal NCES profile for Breakfast Point Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120009007518
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Breakfast Point Academy earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

#3 of 6
public schools in Panama City Beach · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
15.6:1
students per teacher
43.5%
free-lunch eligible

Breakfast Point Academy has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Breakfast Point Academy ranks #3 of 6 public schools in Panama City Beach, FL.

School address

Enrollment

1,089

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

70.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.6:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-12% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

43.5%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Breakfast Point Academy compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Breakfast Point Academy

Breakfast Point Academy is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Panama City Beach, Florida, enrolling 1,089 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 43.5% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 1,089 puts it in the larger third of Florida schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 690 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #366.

Its student body is led by White (65%) and Hispanic or Latino (14%) (diversity index 54/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 545 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 21.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Bay also operates A. Crawford Mosley High School (1,864 students) and Deane Bozeman School (1,690 students) alongside Breakfast Point Academy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Breakfast Point Academy compares

Breakfast Point Academy on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.6:1 ▼ 12% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.5% ▼ 16% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,089 top 16% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.6:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,089
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
43.5%
free-lunch eligible - 16% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.6:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 40% in Florida - lower ratio than 60% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
27.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,446
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 545 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
70
in-school suspensions + 36 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 65.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.5%
African American 11.4%
Two or More 6.8%
Asian 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 65.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.7, Breakfast Point Academy is about as mixed as the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bay, which includes Breakfast Point Academy.

$10,446
Per student
-6%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.0%
State 33.0%
Federal 21.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Breakfast Point Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
A. Crawford Mosley High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Deane Bozeman School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
J.R. Arnold High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Rutherford High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bay High School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Breakfast Point Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bay · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Breakfast Point Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Breakfast Point Academy

How many students attend Breakfast Point Academy?

Breakfast Point Academy has 1,089 students enrolled. It is a public school in Panama City Beach, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Breakfast Point Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Breakfast Point Academy is 15.6:1, which is 12% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 1% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Breakfast Point Academy?

43.5% of students at Breakfast Point Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Breakfast Point Academy?

The largest demographic group at Breakfast Point Academy is White at 65.3% of enrollment, in Panama City Beach, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Breakfast Point Academy?

Breakfast Point Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Breakfast Point Academy rank among public schools in Panama City Beach?

By Resource Investment Index, Breakfast Point Academy ranks #3 of 6 public schools in Panama City Beach, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Panama City Beach on the city page.

Is Breakfast Point Academy a good school?

Breakfast Point Academy earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bay?

Besides Breakfast Point Academy, Bay also operates A. Crawford Mosley High School (1,864 students), Deane Bozeman School (1,690 students), and J.R. Arnold High School (1,629 students). See the Bay district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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