Regular local school district · Bay County
Bay County Public Schools, FL: schools, enrollment and spending
Bay County Public Schools runs 49 public schools with 27,558 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.1 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Florida figure of 18.2.Listed in NCES data as "BAY".
At a glance
- Schools
- 49
- Students
- 27,558
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,610
- Students per teacher
- 17.1
- FL: 18.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1311 Balboa Ave, Panama City, FL 32401
- Phone
- (850)767-4100
- County
- Bay County
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1200090
- State district ID
- FL-03
- Total staff (FTE)
- 3,725
- School counselors (FTE)
- 55.0About 501 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 88.0
- Charter schools
- 12
Students per teacher compared
This district17.1
Florida18.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (25,280), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $350.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $91.8 million
- State revenue
- $116.3 million
- Local revenue
- $142.6 million
- Total spending
- $358.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,188
- Salaries
- $134.0 million37.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $128.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 26.2%
- State: 33.2%
- Local: 40.7%
Florida overall
- Federal: 13.9%
- State: 36.7%
- Local: 49.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,188
Florida$12,074
United States$16,826
Schools in Bay County Public Schools
By level: 12 high, 5 middle, 24 elementary, 8 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| A. Crawford Mosley High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,864 | 23.0 |
| A. Gary Walsingham AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 470 | 16.8 |
| Amikids Maritime AcademyCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 26 | 5.2 |
| Bay Haven Charter AcademyCharter | Elementary | K to 5 | 766 | 16.7 |
| Bay Haven Charter Middle SchoolCharter | Middle | 6 to 8 | 429 | 19.5 |
| Bay High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,289 | 19.8 |
| Bay Regional Juvenile Detention Center | Other | K to 12 | ||
| Bay Virtual Franchise | Other | 3 to 12 | 25 | |
| Bay Virtual Instruction Program | Other | K to 12 | 2 | |
| Bay Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided) | High | 6 to 12 | 14 | |
| Breakfast Point Academy | Elementary | PK to 8 | 1,089 | 15.6 |
| Callaway Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 622 | 20.1 |
| Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 495 | 14.6 |
| Central High SchoolCEP schoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 99 | 24.8 |
| Chautauqua Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 52 | 10.4 |
| Deane Bozeman SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 1,690 | 20.1 |
| Deer Point Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 735 | 16.0 |
| Exceptional Student Education | Other | PK to 12 | 0 | |
| Hiland Park Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 684 | 17.1 |
| Hutchison Beach Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 573 | 16.9 |
| J.R. Arnold High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,629 | 21.2 |
| Jinks Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 541 | 18.0 |
| Lucille Moore Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 543 | 14.7 |
| Lynn Haven Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 688 | 15.3 |
| Margaret K. Lewis in MillvilleCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 170 | 6.1 |
| Merriam Cherry Street ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 343 | 12.7 |
| Merritt Brown Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 634 | 17.1 |
| Mowat Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 803 | 18.7 |
| New Horizons Learning CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 93 | 5.5 |
| North Bay Haven Career AcademyCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 865 | 22.8 |
| North Bay Haven Charter Academy Elementary SchoolCharter | Elementary | K to 5 | 696 | 18.3 |
| North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle SchoolCharter | Middle | 6 to 8 | 526 | 21.0 |
| Northside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 569 | 15.8 |
| Oscar Patterson AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 394 | 15.2 |
| Palm Bay Elementary SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 5 | 321 | 16.9 |
| Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12CEP schoolCharter | High | 6 to 12 | 203 | 18.5 |
| Parker Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 510 | 16.5 |
| Patronis Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 589 | 15.5 |
| Rising Leaders AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Other | K to 12 | 311 | 15.6 |
| Rosenwald High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 351 | 13.0 |
| Rutherford High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 1,394 | 17.4 |
| Southport Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 531 | 17.1 |
| St. Andrew School at Oakland TerraceCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 55 | 4.6 |
| Surfside Middle SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 755 | 16.4 |
| Tommy Smith Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 677 | 16.5 |
| Tyndall Academy | Elementary | PK to 8 | 883 | 15.2 |
| University Academy Sabl IncCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 711 | 18.2 |
| Waller Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 423 | 12.4 |
| West Bay Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 362 | 15.7 |
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.