Ocala Standard

West Port High School had the highest enrollment among Marion County schools, welcoming 2,997 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

The most represented ethnicity among West Port High School students was Hispanic or Latino, accounting for 41% of the student population.

West Port High School is part of the Marion County School District, which generally encompasses schools within Marion County with its main office in Ocala.

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.

School	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
West Port High School	Ocala	2,997
Forest High School	Ocala	2,383
Belleview High School	Belleview	1,835
Vanguard High School	Ocala	1,634
Belleview Middle School	Belleview	1,541
Dunnellon High School	Dunnellon	1,428
Lake Weir High School	Ocala	1,426
Sunrise Elementary School	Ocala	1,275
North Marion High School	Citra	1,259
Liberty Middle School	Ocala	1,184
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks	Ocala	1,112
Lake Weir Middle School	Summerfield	1,101
Marion Oaks Elementary School	Ocala	1,050
Saddlewood Elementary School	Ocala	1,000
Fort King Middle School	Ocala	993
Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School	Ocala	970
Fort McCoy School	Fort Mc Coy	940
Osceola Middle School	Ocala	915
Ward-Highlands Elementary School	Ocala	911
Howard Middle School	Ocala	891
Harbour View Elementary School	Summerfield	857
Maplewood Elementary School	Ocala	836
College Park Elementary School	Ocala	824
Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary School	Ocala	799
North Marion Middle School	Citra	772
Greenway Elementary School	Ocala	746
Romeo Elementary School	Dunnellon	737
Ocala Springs Elementary School	Ocala	712
South Ocala Elementary School	Ocala	710
Dunnellon Middle School	Dunnellon	709
Emerald Shores Elementary School	Ocala	698
Legacy Elementary School	Ocala	691
Shady Hill Elementary School	Ocala	683
Belleview Elementary School	Belleview	675
Belleview-Santos Elementary School	Belleview	666
Dunnellon Elementary School	Dunnellon	640
East Marion Elementary School	Silver Springs	603
Wyomina Park Elementary School	Ocala	579
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School	Weirsdale	572
Oakcrest Elementary School	Ocala	555
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Ocala	468
Sparr Elementary School	Anthony	434
Fessenden Elementary School	Ocala	431
Eighth Street Elementary School	Ocala	386
Reddick-Collier Elementary School	Reddick	355
Anthony Elementary School	Anthony	333
Marion Charter School	Ocala	230
Ocali Charter Middle School	Ocala	194
Silver River Mentoring and Instruction	Ocala	186
Hillcrest	Ocala	161
New Leaf Center	Ocala	123
Marion Technical Institute	Ocala	111
Ocala Center for Success and Independence	Ocala	68
Marion Regional. Juvenile Detention Center	Ocala	63
McIntosh Area School	Mcintosh	40
Pace Center for Girls Inc.	Ocala	38
Elc PK Ese Services	Ocala	27
McSo Adults	Ocala	14