CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL

Set in PANAMA CITY, Florida, CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL is a minimally staffed secondary school, overseen by BAY. It enrolls 52 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 95% smaller than typical.

BAY comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 27,494 students; CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bay County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bay County) records that median household income runs about $73,533, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in Bay County (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students).

The closest other public school is BAY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 11%: 47 students in 2018 compared to 52 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 0% to 17%. Class-load math has grew: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.