The vision of Marion County Public Schools is
“Leading the State in Raising Student Performance.”

Our school system includes

• 28 elementary schools,
• 8 middle schools,
• 2 schools which are combined elementary and middle,
• 8 high schools,
• 3 charter schools
• 1 community technical & adult education center, and
• 1 exceptional education school.

As of May 20, 2005, we had 40,688 students attending our schools.
As of April 20, 2006, we had 41,698 students.
As of March 16, 2007, we had 42,264 students.
As of October 16, 2008, we had 43,123 students.
As of October 20, 2009, we had 41,826 students.
As of August 23, 2010, we had 39,315 students.