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Schools in Dunnellon · Marion County School District

Dunnellon’s public schools score below 87% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 43% of Dunnellon’s students scored proficient, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dunnellon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

43%

▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

44%

▼ 8 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

78%

▼ 10 pts vs FL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$11.9K

▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

18.6

FL 18.0 · larger classes

Schools in town

35,601 students on the public path

In brief

Dunnellon’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,943 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then one middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dunnellon’s grade

C⁻ Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 13% of Florida school districts. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 13%

Lower resultsHigher results

Florida towns with similar household incomes (135)Better than 15%

DC⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 24,224 test results and a graduating class of 3,219 could put Dunnellon anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Dunnellon’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,403 in math, 25,045 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dunnellon, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Dunnellon’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.

Dunnellon’s public schools score below 87% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

Dunnellon’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

31 elementary schools, then one middle and seven high schools

What’s behind Dunnellon’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Dunnellon Middle School

Dunnellon Middle School

Dunnellon Middle School

The district

Well below the state in reading

Dunnellon vs. its neighbors

Every school in Dunnellon

Questions about Dunnellon’s schools

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