FORT MCCOY SCHOOL

FORT MCCOY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of expansive scale in FORT MC COY, Florida, operated by MARION, enrolling 931 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so FORT MCCOY SCHOOL sits 54% larger than that benchmark.

MARION runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 46,349 students. FORT MCCOY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, FORT MCCOY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, FORT MCCOY SCHOOL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 68% of students at FORT MCCOY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FORT MCCOY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $61,010 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. FORT MCCOY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students).

SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.6 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORT MCCOY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORT MCCOY SCHOOL has edged down 8%, going from 1,012 students in 2018 to 931 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window.

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