📍 5044 Merritt Brown Way, Panama City, Bay County, 32404
Merritt Brown Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Panama City, Bay County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bay school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merritt Brown Middle School enrolls 701 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 535 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 7.4% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 of the school's 701 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merritt Brown Middle 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.
Merritt Brown Middle 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 701 students, Merritt Brown Middle 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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