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Marion

A public school district in Ocala, Florida, with 62 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

46,352
Students enrolled
2,489
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
6,569
All staff, full-time equivalent
$11,180
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 46,352 in 2024–25
Ranks 109th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 82 in Florida. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $11,180 in fiscal year 2023
More than 10% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Marion spent $11,180 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,958 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Marion spent $11,180 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,958 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$11,180$497.4 million44,493
FY2022$10,818$461.7 million42,678
FY2021$10,280$423.3 million41,177
FY2020$9,611$415.5 million43,230
FY2019$9,760$418.8 million42,913
FY2018$9,325$402.1 million43,119
FY2017$9,115$392.2 million43,032
FY2016$8,960$383.4 million42,786
FY2015$8,522$362.3 million42,517
FY2014$8,309$349.9 million42,107
FY2013$8,099$340.1 million41,990
FY2012$8,206$346.9 million42,281
FY2011$8,904$373.6 million41,955
FY2010$8,627$362.4 million42,005
FY2009$8,215$350.2 million42,625
FY2008$8,596$366.0 million42,577
FY2007$8,086$344.2 million42,572
FY2006$7,057$296.7 million42,035
FY2005$6,958$286.7 million41,205

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Marion by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$131.2 million22.5%
State$240.9 million41.3%
Local$211.4 million36.2%
Total$583.5 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

62 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Marion
SchoolStudents
Anthony Elementary School351
Belleview Elementary School681
Belleview High School1,904
Belleview Middle School1,600
Belleview-Santos Elementary School663
College Park Elementary School873
DR N H Jones Elementary School789
Dunnellon Elementary School644
Dunnellon High School1,562
Dunnellon Middle School712
East Marion Elementary School631
Eighth Street Elementary School381
Elc PK Ese Services12
Emerald Shores Elementary School696
Fessenden Elementary School430
Fordham Early Learning Academy215
Forest High School2,387
Fort King Middle School918
Fort McCoy School931
Greenway Elementary School720
Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School1,010
Harbour View Elementary School833
Hillcrest162
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks1,260
Howard Middle School917
Ina A.colen Academy546
Lake Weir High School1,447
Lake Weir Middle School1,141
Legacy Elementary School753
Liberty Middle School1,171
Madison Street Academy of Visual and Performing Arts467
Maplewood Elementary School819
Marion Charter School228
Marion County Acceleration Academy304
Marion Elearning0
Marion Oaks Elementary School1,196
Marion Reg. Juvenile Detention Center94
Marion Technical Institute
Marion Virtual Franchise0
McIntosh Area School47
Mcso Adults10
North Marion High School1,228
North Marion Middle School738
Oakcrest Elementary School631
Ocala Springs Elementary School682
Ocali Charter High School116
Ocali Charter Middle School194
Osceola Middle School866
Pace Center for Girls Inc.40
Reddick-Collier Elementary School343
Romeo Elementary School747
Saddlewood Elementary School1,007
Shady Hill Elementary School615
South Ocala Elementary School712
Sparr Elementary School435
Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School588
Student Services/Ese7
Sunrise Elementary School1,402
Vanguard High School1,684
Ward-Highlands Elementary School908
West Port High School3,022
Wyomina Park Elementary School502

The district’s entry

Name as NCES lists it
MARION
Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not a charter district
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
NCES district ID
1201260

Elsewhere

Sources

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