Marion County School District
Serves Ocala, Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh and Reddick.
Ocala’s School Grade D better than 13% of Florida school districts
What stands out about Marion County School District
- Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Florida districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the FL average
- 19 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 13% since 2020–21
- Debt of $321.3M, about $6,990 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 13% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ocala. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. FL
2021–22 · class of 202395% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 13% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
59 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.
Left off: 6 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.