AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY

AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY is a tiny high school in PANAMA CITY, Florida, operated by BAY. The school educates 26 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 97% leaner than typical.

BAY comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 27,494 students; AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY is among them.

On the student-mix side, AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY logs that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 19% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Bay County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.9%.

In the area at large, Bay County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,533, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Bay County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY operates from a downtown location. AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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