STUDENT SERVICES/ESE

As a rural-scale primary school in OCALA, Florida, STUDENT SERVICES/ESE works with 7 students from grades K through 8, operated by MARION. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 99% leaner than typical.

MARION comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 46,349 students; STUDENT SERVICES/ESE is among them.

Looking at the student body, STUDENT SERVICES/ESE shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 43% Black, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,010, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Marion County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students), STUDENT SERVICES/ESE is one campus in the mix.

MARION COUNTY ACCELERATION ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STUDENT SERVICES/ESE.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STUDENT SERVICES/ESE has edged down 76%, going from 29 students in 2018 to 7 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 17% to 0% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.