Ocala Standard

There were 8,656 Black students enrolled in Marion County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Marion County School District welcomed 44,493 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 19.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Marion County School District roughly covers 57 schools within Marion County, and has a main office in Ocala.

Among the 57 schools in Marion County School District, Vanguard High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 572 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 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 Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	44,493	8,656	19.5%
2021-22	42,678	8,384	19.6%
2020-21	41,177	8,195	19.9%
2019-20	43,273	8,515	19.7%
2018-19	42,941	8,449	19.7%
2017-18	43,119	8,717	20.2%