MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY (BAY SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY is a Elementary in PANAMA CITY, FL. It currently serves 381 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the BAY School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:381

Number of Teachers: 24

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.56

Location Info

Location: 1125 CHERRY ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Mailing Address: 1125 CHERRY ST, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401

Phone: (850)767-1480

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	60
Grade 2	61
Grade 3	52
Grade 4	72
Grade 5	68
Kindergarten	47
Pre-Kindergarten	21

Gender/Sex of MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	183	48.03
Female	198	51.97

Race/Ethnicity Demography of MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.26
Asian	2	0.53
Black or African American	145	38.06
Hispanic/Latino	48	12.60
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.26
Two or more races	35	9.19
White	149	39.11

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.55
Asian	1	0.55
Black or African American	56	30.60
Hispanic/Latino	28	15.30
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.55
Two or more races	20	10.93
White	76	41.53

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.51
Black or African American	89	44.95
Hispanic/Latino	20	10.10
Two or more races	15	7.58
White	73	36.87

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.67
Black or African American	18	30.00
Hispanic/Latino	9	15.00
Two or more races	7	11.67
White	25	41.67

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.64
Black or African American	27	44.26
Hispanic/Latino	10	16.39
Two or more races	8	13.12
White	15	24.59

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	20	38.46
Hispanic/Latino	6	11.54
Two or more races	3	5.77
White	23	44.23

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	29	40.28
Hispanic/Latino	12	16.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.39
Two or more races	3	4.17
White	27	37.50

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.47
Black or African American	30	44.12
Hispanic/Latino	5	7.35
Two or more races	9	13.24
White	23	33.82

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	18	38.30
Hispanic/Latino	3	6.38
Two or more races	5	10.64
White	21	44.68

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	14.29
Hispanic/Latino	3	14.29
White	15	71.43