Ocala Standard

The most represented ethnicity among Marion County students was white, accounting for 44.8% of the student population, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Of the 44,493 students attending Marion County schools, 44.8% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 28.2% of Marion County students.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Marion County, representing 44.2% of the student body.

Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 34.8% white students, 30% Black students, 18% Hispanic students, 10.4% Asian students, and 6.3% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 4.3% when compared to the previous year.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person, said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

School Name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Anthony Elementary School	White	51.2%	365
Belleview Elementary School	White	58.6%	650
Belleview High School	White	52.3%	1,783
Belleview Middle School	White	53.6%	1,573
Belleview-Santos Elementary School	White	52.1%	570
College Park Elementary School	Hispanic	51.4%	840
Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary School	White	34.8%	807
Dunnellon Elementary School	White	57.9%	580
Dunnellon High School	White	46.8%	1,350
Dunnellon Middle School	White	52.2%	678
East Marion Elementary School	White	82.4%	620
Eighth Street Elementary School	White	71.4%	405
Elc PK Ese Services	Black	68.8%	16
Emerald Shores Elementary School	White	36.3%	666
Fessenden Elementary School	Hispanic	37.2%	417
Forest High School	White	57.1%	2,325
Fort King Middle School	White	43.8%	1,092
Fort McCoy School	White	85.5%	964
Greenway Elementary School	Hispanic	36.1%	736
Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School	White	40.6%	867
Harbour View Elementary School	White	58.2%	819
Hillcrest	White	53.1%	160
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks	Hispanic	50.6%	1,067
Howard Middle School	Black	37.4%	980
Lake Weir High School	White	47.7%	1,483
Lake Weir Middle School	White	43.1%	1,207
Legacy Elementary School	White	35.8%	716
Liberty Middle School	Hispanic	37.3%	1,365
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	White	52.8%	455
Maplewood Elementary School	White	51.9%	817
Marion Charter School	White	39.5%	223
Marion Oaks Elementary School	Hispanic	45.8%	939
Marion Regional. Juvenile Detention Center	White	55.8%	43
Marion Technical Institute	White	48.2%	162
McIntosh Area School	White	83.3%	54
McSo Adults	Black	60%	20
New Leaf Center	Black	44.9%	89
North Marion High School	White	52.5%	1,303
North Marion Middle School	White	41.3%	803
Oakcrest Elementary School	Black	48.5%	470
Ocala Center for Success and Independence	Black	79.7%	64
Ocala Springs Elementary School	White	51.3%	690
Ocali Charter Middle School	White	44.3%	201
Osceola Middle School	White	57.7%	999
Pace Center for Girls Inc.	White	52.8%	36
Reddick-Collier Elementary School	Black	38.3%	334
Romeo Elementary School	White	48.5%	707
Saddlewood Elementary School	White	35%	917
Shady Hill Elementary School	White	53.7%	643
Silver River Mentoring and Instruction	Black	40.6%	202
South Ocala Elementary School	White	42.7%	715
Sparr Elementary School	White	52.5%	425
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School	White	66.4%	544
Sunrise Elementary School	Hispanic	46.9%	1,017
Vanguard High School	Black	34.4%	1,661
Ward-Highlands Elementary School	White	55.9%	959
West Port High School	Hispanic	40.1%	2,906
Wyomina Park Elementary School	Black	43.3%	645