BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL

Located at 140 BLUE DEVIL DR, in BONIFAY, Florida, BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL is a sizable primary school that teaches 1,136 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by HOLMES. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 88% above typical.

HOLMES comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,013 students; BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 69% of students at BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Holmes County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,343 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Holmes County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students), BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL has declined 14%, going from 1,316 students in 2018 to 1,136 in 2025.

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