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Rutherford High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Panama City, Bay County. The school has 1,337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. 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.
Rutherford High School enrolls 1,337 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 517 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 427 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 109 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 38 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
845 of the school's 1,337 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 801 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rutherford High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
Rutherford 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 1,337 students, Rutherford 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: Suburb - Midsize
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