NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER

NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER is a senior high of rural-scale scale in PANAMA CITY, Florida, part of BAY, caters to 93 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 91% leaner than typical.

BAY runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 27,494 students. NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 34% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bay County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bay County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,533 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER is one of 50 public schools in Bay County (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students).

A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER has fell 36%, going from 145 students in 2018 to 93 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 63% to 54%.

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