RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack high school in PANAMA CITY, Florida, RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls 1,394 students from grades 6 through 12, part of BAY. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL qualify 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 meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.3%; actual is 34.0%, a gap of -18.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bay County) logs that median household earnings sit near $73,533, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Bay County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), of which RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL is one.

CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 1,014 (now 1,394). White enrollment moved from 50% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.