FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Overall, there were 3,695 students enrolled in district’s eighth-grade in the 2022-23 school year, making up 8.3% of the student body in the district.
The number of students in the eighth-grade fell by 0.6% compared to the year before.
Marion County School District also had a high enrollment for the ninth-grade, the second highest recorded in the district.
Within the district, Belleview Middle School had the most eighth-grade students in the 2022-23 school year.
Data showed that Marion County School District enrolled a total of 44,493 students in the 2022-23 school year, the 21st highest enrollment in Florida.
It was also ranked 21st highest in the year before.
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 enrolment 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 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.
| Schools | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Anthony Elementary School | 365 |
| Belleview Elementary School | 650 |
| Belleview High School | 1,783 |
| Belleview Middle School | 1,573 |
| Belleview-Santos Elementary School | 570 |
| College Park Elementary School | 840 |
| Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary School | 807 |
| Dunnellon Elementary School | 580 |
| Dunnellon High School | 1,350 |
| Dunnellon Middle School | 678 |
| East Marion Elementary School | 620 |
| Eighth Street Elementary School | 405 |
| Elc PK Ese Services | 16 |
| Emerald Shores Elementary School | 666 |
| Fessenden Elementary School | 417 |
| Forest High School | 2,325 |
| Fort King Middle School | 1,092 |
| Fort McCoy School | 964 |
| Greenway Elementary School | 736 |
| Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School | 867 |
| Harbour View Elementary School | 819 |
| Hillcrest | 160 |
| Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks | 1,067 |
| Howard Middle School | 980 |
| Lake Weir High School | 1,483 |
| Lake Weir Middle School | 1,207 |
| Legacy Elementary School | 716 |
| Liberty Middle School | 1,081 |
| Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | 455 |
| Maplewood Elementary School | 587 |
| Marion Charter School | 223 |
| Marion Oaks Elementary School | 939 |
| Marion Regional. Juvenile Detention Center | 43 |
| Marion Technical Institute | 162 |
| McIntosh Area School | 54 |
| McSo Adults | 20 |
| New Leaf Center | 89 |
| North Marion High School | 1,303 |
| North Marion Middle School | 803 |
| Oakcrest Elementary School | 491 |
| Ocala Center for Success and Independence | 64 |
| Ocala Springs Elementary School | 690 |
| Ocali Charter Middle School | 201 |
| Osceola Middle School | 999 |
| Reddick-Collier Elementary School | 334 |
| Romeo Elementary School | 707 |
| Saddlewood Elementary School | 917 |
| Shady Hill Elementary School | 643 |
| Silver River Mentoring and Instruction | 202 |
| South Ocala Elementary School | 715 |
| Sparr Elementary School | 425 |
| Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School | 544 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 759 |
| Vanguard High School | 1,661 |
| Ward-Highlands Elementary School | 959 |
| West Port High School | 2,906 |
| Wyomina Park Elementary School | 645 |
| Total Marion County School District | 44,493 |
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