Ocala Standard

There were 44,493 students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.3% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that white students made up 44.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Marion County schools, followed by 28.2% of Hispanic students, 19.5% of Black students and 5.3% of multiracial students.

West Port High School registered the highest enrollment among Marion County's 58 schools in the 2022-23 academic year, welcoming 2,906 students.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
West Port High School	2,825	2,906	2.9
Forest High School	2,181	2,325	6.6
Belleview High School	1,724	1,783	3.4
Vanguard High School	1,596	1,661	4.1
Belleview Middle School	1,491	1,573	5.5
Lake Weir High School	1,413	1,483	5
Liberty Middle School	1,315	1,365	3.8
Dunnellon High School	1,186	1,350	13.8
North Marion High School	1,334	1,303	-2.3
Lake Weir Middle School	1,179	1,207	2.4
Fort King Middle School	1,145	1,092	-4.6
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks	1,015	1,067	5.1
Sunrise Elementary School	870	1,017	16.9
Osceola Middle School	963	999	3.7
Howard Middle School	1,019	980	-3.8
Fort McCoy School	950	964	1.5
Ward-Highlands Elementary School	947	959	1.3
Marion Oaks Elementary School	910	939	3.2
Saddlewood Elementary School	914	917	0.3
Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School	808	867	7.3
College Park Elementary School	822	840	2.2
Harbour View Elementary School	782	819	4.7
Maplewood Elementary School	794	817	2.9
Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary School	759	807	6.3
North Marion Middle School	782	803	2.7
Greenway Elementary School	701	736	5
Legacy Elementary School	720	716	-0.6
South Ocala Elementary School	744	715	-3.9
Romeo Elementary School	708	707	-0.1
Ocala Springs Elementary School	666	690	3.6
Dunnellon Middle School	643	678	5.4
Emerald Shores Elementary School	620	666	7.4
Belleview Elementary School	627	650	3.7
Wyomina Park Elementary School	617	645	4.5
Shady Hill Elementary School	606	643	6.1
East Marion Elementary School	608	620	2
Dunnellon Elementary School	560	580	3.6
Belleview-Santos Elementary School	558	570	2.2
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School	484	544	12.4
Oakcrest Elementary School	439	470	7.1
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	444	455	2.5
Sparr Elementary School	397	425	7.1
Fessenden Elementary School	382	417	9.2
Eighth Street Elementary School	405	405	0
Anthony Elementary School	405	365	-9.9
Reddick-Collier Elementary School	366	334	-8.7
Marion Charter School	223	223	0
Silver River Mentoring and Instruction	193	202	4.7
Ocali Charter Middle School	201	201	0
Marion Technical Institute	159	162	1.9
Hillcrest	154	160	3.9
New Leaf Center	86	89	3.5
Ocala Center for Success and Independence	46	64	39.1
McIntosh Area School	53	54	1.9
Marion Regional. Juvenile Detention Center	41	43	4.9
Pace Center for Girls Inc.	42	36	-14.3
McSo Adults	19	20	5.3
Elc PK Ese Services	16	16	0