Ocala Standard

There were 19,943 white students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.4% increase from the 19,671 white students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Marion County welcomed a total of 44,493 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 44.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 58 schools in Marion County, Forest High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,327 students, making up 57.1% of the school's total student body.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 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	% of white Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
West Port High School	32.5	2,906
Forest High School	57.1	2,325
Belleview High School	52.3	1,783
Vanguard High School	34	1,661
Belleview Middle School	53.6	1,573
Lake Weir High School	47.7	1,483
Liberty Middle School	35.8	1,365
Dunnellon High School	46.8	1,350
North Marion High School	52.5	1,303
Lake Weir Middle School	43.1	1,207
Fort King Middle School	43.8	1,092
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks	21.2	1,067
Sunrise Elementary School	22.7	1,017
Osceola Middle School	57.7	999
Howard Middle School	29.3	980
Fort McCoy School	85.5	964
Ward-Highlands Elementary School	55.9	959
Marion Oaks Elementary School	29.6	939
Saddlewood Elementary School	35	917
Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School	40.6	867
College Park Elementary School	16.2	840
Harbour View Elementary School	58.2	819
Maplewood Elementary School	51.9	817
Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary School	34.1	807
North Marion Middle School	41.3	803
Greenway Elementary School	33.7	736
Legacy Elementary School	35.8	716
South Ocala Elementary School	42.7	715
Romeo Elementary School	47.2	707
Ocala Springs Elementary School	51.3	690
Dunnellon Middle School	52.2	678
Emerald Shores Elementary School	36.3	666
Belleview Elementary School	58.6	650
Wyomina Park Elementary School	30.2	645
Shady Hill Elementary School	52.3	643
East Marion Elementary School	82.4	620
Dunnellon Elementary School	57.9	580
Belleview-Santos Elementary School	52.1	570
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School	66.4	544
Oakcrest Elementary School	26	470
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	51.4	455
Sparr Elementary School	52.5	425
Fessenden Elementary School	27.8	417
Eighth Street Elementary School	71.4	405
Anthony Elementary School	49.3	365
Reddick-Collier Elementary School	32.6	334
Marion Charter School	39.5	223
Silver River Mentoring and Instruction	18.8	202
Ocali Charter Middle School	44.3	201
Marion Technical Institute	40.7	162
Hillcrest	40	160
McIntosh Area School	38.9	54