📍 1200 Harrison Ave, Panama City, Bay County, 32401
Bay High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Panama City, Bay County. The school has 1,255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bay High School enrolls 1,255 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 28% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 554 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 347 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 225 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
668 of the school's 1,255 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 615 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bay High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 2, state house district 6.
Bay High School is one of 49 schools in BAY, based in PANAMA CITY, Florida. The district serves 27,558 students district-wide and employs 1,463 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,255 students, Bay High School is larger than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small