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Forest High School
5000 Se Maricamp Rd, Ocala, FL, 34480-7422 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Forest High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Marion County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2136 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 100 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 817 students
Grade 10 - 543 students
Grade 11 - 454 students
Grade 12 - 322 students
This School ( FL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( FL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 2%
% Hispanic 10% 22%
% Black 18% 28%
% White 70% 47%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School ( FL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 21% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Marion County School District
This School's Agency ( FL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 62 20
Number of Students Managed 50,680 students 12,279 students
District Total Revenue $338,100,000 $110,828,000
District Expenditure $328,303,000 $112,427,000
District Revenue / Student $6,671 $7,795
District Expenditure / Student $6,478 $7,471
District Graduation Rates 83% 81%
School Notes:
  • Forest High School is a school in Ocala, Marion County, Florida. It has an EMIT (engineering) program. The school's colors are green and gold, and the school mascot is the Wildcat. It is a rival to Vanguard in sports.
  • Forest High School moved to its current location on Maricamp Road, Southeast of the city limits of Ocala, in 2005. The school was originally on Fort King Street in Ocala, at the 1959 campus of Ocala High School. Ocala High was renamed Forest High in 1969 with the opening of Vanguard High School. According to tradition, the Marion County School Board wanted the city's second high school to start on equal footing with the first by putting to rest the name Ocala High School.
  • Forest High School belongs to the Marion County School District.
  • Athletics: Forest High School won the Class 3A State Championship in Football in 1974 and 1975.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (34480)
School Zip (34480) (FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 10,124 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 29% 27%
Population Average Age 38 years old 38.7 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $41,055 $38,451
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 23 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 82% / 18% 67% / 33%
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View all schools in: Ocala Town, Marion County, Zip 34480 
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