FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY

As an one-room-style elementary campus in OCALA, Florida, FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY caters to 215 students from grades pre-K through 2, operated by MARION. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 62 schools in MARION (46,349 students total), FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Black, 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,010 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is one of 68 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students).

OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY operates from an outer-ring location.

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