Rutherford High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Panama City, Florida

Rutherford High School in Panama City, Florida enrolled 1,394 students in 2024-25 with 80.0 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%

1,337 students in 2022-23, 1,423 students in 2023-24, 1,394 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.6 to 80.0.

Students enrolled at Rutherford High School by school year2022-23: 1,337, 2023-24: 1,423, 2024-25: 1,39405001k1.5k2022-231,3372023-241,4232024-251,394
Students enrolled at Rutherford High School by school year2022-23: 1,337, 2023-24: 1,423, 2024-25: 1,39405001k1.5k2022-231,3372023-241,4232024-251,394
Students enrolled at Rutherford High School by school year2022-23: 1,337, 2023-24: 1,423, 2024-25: 1,39405001k1.5k2022-231,3372023-241,4232024-251,394
Students enrolled at Rutherford High School by school year2022-23: 1,337, 2023-24: 1,423, 2024-25: 1,39405001k1.5k2022-231,3372023-241,4232024-251,394
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,33765.620.4
2023-241,42376.018.7
2024-251,39480.017.4

17.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Rutherford High School 17.4; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherRutherford High School 17.4state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Rutherford High School 17.4; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherRutherford High School 17.4state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Rutherford High School 17.4; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherRutherford High School 17.4state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; Rutherford High School 17.4; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherRutherford High School 17.4state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 348 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rutherford High School enrolled 1,393 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 357 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 348 of the 1,393 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions357
  • Chronically absent52.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

33.5% of students were White, 32.1% Black, 21.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White33.5%
  2. Black32.1%
  3. Hispanic21.8%
  4. Two or more races10.2%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rutherford High School scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222‑26%52%53%
Math, 2022-2323%54% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 177 students in Rutherford High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%89%88%
Students in the class1771,914208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Panama City

10 public high schools in Panama City report 2024-25 enrollment; Rutherford High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rutherford High School1,39417.454.5%
Bay High School1,28919.841.0%
North Bay Haven Career Academy86522.823.1%
Rosenwald High School35113.060.7%
Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-1220318.554.7%
Central High School9924.840.4%
New Horizons Learning Center935.574.2%
Chautauqua Charter School5210.430.8%

All public schools in Panama City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rutherford High School

  1. Rosenwald High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 351 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Chautauqua Charter SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 52 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Rutherford High School with Rosenwald High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bay District Schools spends per student$11,117 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,117
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaRutherford High School is the number 320 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#320 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.17.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rutherford High School

  1. How many students attend Rutherford High School?
    1,394 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,337 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Panama City, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rutherford High School?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rutherford High School a Title I school?
    Rutherford High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rutherford High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rutherford High School scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Rutherford High School?
    80-84% of the 177 students in Rutherford High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Rutherford High School in?
    Bay District Schools, NCES district ID 1200090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120009000064 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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