BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL

BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL is one of the intimate K-5 schools in SAN MARCOS, Texas, run under SAN MARCOS CISD, with 380 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

SAN MARCOS CISD runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,222 students. BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL logs that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 13% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hays County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Hays County's rate of about 46%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hays County shows median household earnings sit near $89,097, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hays County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), of which BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GOODNIGHT MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL has decreased 12%, going from 433 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 84% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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