MARION

Headquartered at 512 SE 3rd Street in Ocala, Florida, the Marion School District serves as a foundational educational system for families across the rural fringe of the greater Ocala metropolitan area. Operating as an active, traditional public school system, the district manages 62 individual schools designed to support students through every stage of their academic journey. Marion offers a complete educational continuum spanning from pre-kindergarten early learning programs through 12th-grade graduation. Its traditional structure ensures that local children have access to stable, neighborhood-based learning environments tailored to early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary education.

To support its student enrollment of more than 46,000 learners, the district maintains a substantial professional workforce dedicated to instructional quality and campus operations. Marion employs over 13,000 full-time equivalent staff members, including a core teaching faculty of nearly 5,000 educators and more than 1,200 instructional aides who provide targeted classroom support. This instructional team is complemented by nearly 7,000 operational and student support staff members, creating a comprehensive network designed to foster academic growth, safety, and community engagement throughout the region.