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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
Enrollment
1,690
Combined
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 353
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
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K352%
Kindergarten634%
Grade 1583%
Grade 2573%
Grade 3734%
Grade 4674%
Grade 5754%
Grade 616910%
Grade 716710%
Grade 817811%
Grade 921413%
Grade 1021112%
Grade 1117110%
Grade 121529%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 65% smaller than its 8th grade class (178).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
1,51590%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
905%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
171%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
624%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
88152%
Female
80948%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.8%62.5%
2023-2457.6%69.0%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL

DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL this school1,69037.2%63.7%
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL
ALTHA
65343.2%55.8%
CENTRAL SCHOOL
MILTON
73248.8%46.0%
SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH
75534.2%62.0%
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT WEST MELBOURNE
WEST MELBOURNE
83230.2%66.5%
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE
73434.9%56.2%
Matched among Florida K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Florida
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.7%#9 of 25
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.5%#14 of 25
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.8%#11 of 25
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,690#2 of 180
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.1:1#35 of 40
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.2%#37 of 42
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.2%#58 of 74
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+34.8%#5 of 15
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,690
+280 (+20%) vs 2020
+125% since 2000-01, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,6908420.1:137% (629)
2023-241,64885.619.3:143% (712)
2022-231,61984.819.1:145% (725)
2020-211,4108217.2:140% (570)
2017-181,2548015.7:163% (791)
2015-161,1617216.1:161% (711)
2010-111,3328615.5:157% (756)
2000-017504118.3:154% (405)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL.

About DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL

DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is a large school serving multiple grade levels based in PANAMA CITY, Florida. The school counted 1,690 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 12. It has 379% more students than the average for combined schools in Florida (about 353).

BAY is the district for DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL. It has 47 schools and 27,494 students.

The share of White students at DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is 90%. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points above the 75% share among Bay County residents. The diversity index for DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school lists 84 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. The average for combined schools in Florida is 17.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 629 students, or 37%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

After adjusting for student poverty, DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.7%; the prediction is 62.5%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bay County show that the median household earns about $73,533 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bay County has 50 public schools with about 27,672 students, including DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL.

DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 7.8 miles away. DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL's average proficiency of 63.7% compares with 63.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The NCES locale for DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21, DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL enrolled 1,410 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,690. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.2:1 to 20.1:1.

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Bay County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL
District
BAY
Address
13410 HIGHWAY 77, PANAMA CITY, FL 32409
Phone
(850) 767-1300
County
Bay County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
1,690
Teachers (FTE)
84
Student–teacher ratio
20.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
629 (37%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
120009004304
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL
How 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.
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