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MARION

Ocala, Florida · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

46,352
Students enrolled
62
Public schools
2,489
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 1,120
  • Kindergarten 3,157
  • Grade 1 3,269
  • Grade 2 3,461
  • Grade 3 4,087
  • Grade 4 3,283
  • Grade 5 3,535
  • Grade 6 3,362
  • Grade 7 3,183
  • Grade 8 3,825
  • Grade 9 3,540
  • Grade 10 3,674
  • Grade 11 3,589
  • Grade 12 3,267

By race/ethnicity

  • White 41%
  • Hispanic/Latino 32%
  • Black or African American 20%
  • Two or more races 5%
  • Asian 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 25,970 of 45,953 students in the 57 of its 59 schools that report
  • Free lunch 52%
  • Reduced-price lunch 5%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$11,943 spent per student on day-to-day operations Florida median: $12,447 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,476
  • Support services $4,639
  • Other (food service, etc.) $828

Where the money comes from

  • Local 37%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 24%

Total revenue $667.8 milliontotal spending $651.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 42% rural, 27% suburb, 23% city, 8% town

Total staff (FTE)

6,569

District office

512 SE 3RD ST, Ocala FL 34471

County

Marion County

Official website

NCES District ID

1201260

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About MARION

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Public Schools in MARION (69)

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LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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NORTH MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL

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GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL

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EMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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INA A.COLEN ACADEMY

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WYOMINA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

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SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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FESSENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Ocala, FL · Grades PK–05 · 430 students · Elementary

EIGHTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Ocala, FL · Grades PK–05 · 381 students · Elementary

ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Anthony, FL · Grades PK–05 · 351 students · Elementary

REDDICK-COLLIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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MARION COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMY

Ocala, FL · Grades 08–12 · 304 students · High