Marion County School District
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Ocala, Belleview, Dunnellon, Reddick and McIntosh.
At a glance
45,972Students enrolled
65Schools
5Towns served
$11,943Spent per student
19:1Student–teacher ratio
57%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
FORT KING MIDDLE SCHOOL or HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL or OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs FL
Math proficiency42%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 90.3%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$11,943
per student each year · 8% below the FL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
40,681’20
42,332’21
44,138’22
45,170’23
45,972’24
Students
White · 41%18,935
Hispanic · 32%14,602
Black · 19%8,899
Two or more races · 5%2,521
Asian · 2%793
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%135
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools65 in district
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,402 students · Ocala
CPublicMARION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,196 students · Ocala
CPublicHAMMETT BOWEN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,010 students · Ocala
B+PublicSADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,007 students · Ocala
B+PublicFORT MCCOY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 931 students · Fort Mc Coy
CPublicWARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 908 students · Ocala
B+PublicCOLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 873 students · Ocala
C+PublicHARBOUR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 833 students · Summerfield
C+PublicMAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 819 students · Ocala
B+PublicDR N H JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 789 students · Ocala
A+PublicLEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 753 students · Ocala
CPublicROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 747 students · Dunnellon
B-PublicGREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 720 students · Ocala
CPublicSOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 712 students · Ocala
B-PublicEMERALD SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 696 students · Ocala
C-PublicOCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 682 students · Ocala
BPublicBELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 681 students · Belleview
B-PublicBELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 663 students · Belleview
C+PublicDUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 644 students · Dunnellon
B-PublicEAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 631 students · Silver Springs
C-PublicOAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 631 students · Ocala
CPublicSHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 615 students · Ocala
B+PublicSTANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 588 students · Weirsdale
C+PublicINA A.COLEN ACADEMYElementary · Grades K–8 · 546 students · Ocala
CharterWYOMINA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 502 students · Ocala
C-PublicMADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTSElementary · Grades PK–5 · 467 students · Ocala
A+PublicSPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 435 students · Anthony
C+PublicFESSENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 430 students · Ocala
CPublicEIGHTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 381 students · Ocala
APublicANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 351 students · Anthony
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.