Enrollment
865
Florida · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 120009007903 Charter school
North Bay Haven Career Academy — Panama City, FL
Federal NCES profile for North Bay Haven Career Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 37/100.
👥 Class size 0
📚 AP courses 40
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 14
📋 Attendance 63
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
30.9:1
vs 18.3:1 Florida avg
+69% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
16.3%
vs 52.0% Florida avg
-69% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How North Bay Haven Career Academy compares with Florida and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
North Bay Haven Career Academy reports 865 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 30.9:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 69% above the Florida state mean of 18.3:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 94% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 16.3% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 69% below the Florida average and 69% below the national baseline. The school offers 8 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 433 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 14.7% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Bay spends $13,335 per pupil district-wide, above the Florida average of $12,756 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 46.0% from local sources (property taxes), 33.0% from the state, and 21.0% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How North Bay Haven Career Academy compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Florida state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Florida | Florida avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 30.9:1 | ▲ 69% | 18.3:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 16.3% | ▼ 69% | 52.0% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 865 | top 74% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
16.3%
free-lunch eligible
— 69% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
30.9:1
students per teacher
— 69% above state mean
Top 97% in Florida — lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
14.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$13,335
per pupil, district-wide
— above Florida avg of $12,756
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 433 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
Overview
Enrollment 865 Top 74% in Florida — larger than 26% of 4,029 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 29.0
Students per teacher 30.9:1 +69% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 16.3% -69% vs state
NCES ID 120009007903
Student demographics
White 66.5%
Hispanic or Latino 15.4%
Two or More 6.9%
African American 6.6%
Asian 4.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Largest group: White at 66.5% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 8
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 2.0
Students per counselor 433:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 14.7%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 26
Expulsions 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bay, which includes North Bay Haven Career Academy.
$13,335
Per student
+5%
vs Florida
Avg $12,756
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,864
- Students per teacher
- 25:1
- Enrollment
- 1,690
- Students per teacher
- 19.3:1
- Enrollment
- 1,629
- Students per teacher
- 24.5:1
- Enrollment
- 1,394
- Students per teacher
- 20.6:1
- Enrollment
- 1,289
- Students per teacher
- 25.6:1
Similar high schools in Panama City
4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Bay High School
Standard public school
1,289 students 25.6:1 students per teacher
Central High School
Alternative education program
99 students 46.5:1 students per teacher
Chautauqua Charter School
Special-education school
52 students 9.2:1 students per teacher
Amikids Maritime Academy
Standard public school
26 students
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about North Bay Haven Career Academy
How many students attend North Bay Haven Career Academy?
North Bay Haven Career Academy has 865 students enrolled. It is a high school in PANAMA CITY, FL.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Bay Haven Career Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at North Bay Haven Career Academy is 30.9:1, which is 69% higher than the Florida average of 18.3:1 and 94% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at North Bay Haven Career Academy?
16.3% of students at North Bay Haven Career Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of North Bay Haven Career Academy?
The largest demographic group at North Bay Haven Career Academy is White at 66.5%. The school serves a diverse student body in PANAMA CITY, FL.
What is the Resource Investment Index for North Bay Haven Career Academy?
North Bay Haven Career Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.