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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,690
Combined
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009004304
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL
13410 HIGHWAY 77, PANAMA CITY, FL 32409 · (850) 767-1300 · Bay County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,690 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
629 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
62.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,690
+436 (+35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 15.7:1
% White
90%
was 92%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL
Located at 13410 HIGHWAY 77, in PANAMA CITY, Florida, DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is a large unified-grade school that works with 1,690 students (grades pre-K through 12), overseen by BAY. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 379% above typical.
BAY runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 27,494 students. DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bay County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL shows 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Bay County shows median household income runs about $73,533, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bay County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 7.8 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.8%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL has expanded 35%, going from 1,254 students in 2018 to 1,690 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
- TYNDALL ACADEMYElementary · 883 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 766 students
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 735 students
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY SABL INCElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 531
- LYNN HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 688
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.0 mi · 735
- MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL11.6 mi · 803
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL12.2 mi · 526
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMY12.2 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLHow many students attend DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL?
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,690 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL serve?
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is approximately 20.1:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL?
At DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL public or private?
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.