📍 5000 Se Maricamp Rd, Ocala, Marion County, 34480
Forest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ocala, Marion County. The school has 2,325 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Forest High School enrolls 2,325 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 95 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,327 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 450 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 379 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 116 | 5% |
| Asian | 39 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
975 of the school's 2,325 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 975 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-60, state senate district 12, state house district 23.
Forest High School is one of 63 schools in MARION, based in OCALA, Florida. The district serves 46,352 students district-wide and employs 2,332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,325 students, Forest High School is larger than the district average of about 736 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize