Total enrollment
30,193
+3,632 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
49 schools in Ocala
Florida · Public K-12
For families in Ocala, public-school options total 49 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 30,570 (28 elementary, 6 middle, and 11 high).
4-year change in Ocala
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
66,584
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
30,570
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
49
public K-12
About Ocala
Across Ocala, Florida, 49 public schools enrolls about 30,570 students between them.
In terms of grade levels, the city is built around 28 elementary, 6 middle, 11 high, and 4 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 624, meaningfully below the state mean of about 705.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 14%: 26,561 students in SY 2020-21 versus 30,193 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Ocala added 1 school, going from 39 to 40.
On this page, the community for Ocala discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.