MARION CHARTER SCHOOL

MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is a primary school of very small scale in OCALA, Florida, run under MARION, instructing 228 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MARION CHARTER SCHOOL sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 62 schools in MARION (46,349 students total), MARION CHARTER SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at MARION CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $61,010, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students), MARION CHARTER SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARION CHARTER SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. As a public charter, MARION CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARION CHARTER SCHOOL has grew 9%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 228 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 23% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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