SAN MARCOS H S

SAN MARCOS H S operates as a substantial 9-12 campus in SAN MARCOS, Texas, part of SAN MARCOS CISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,371 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so SAN MARCOS H S sits 198% above that benchmark.

SAN MARCOS H S is one of 12 schools operated by SAN MARCOS CISD, a district that works with 8,222 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SAN MARCOS H S logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 19% White, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the income-and-resources front, SAN MARCOS H S shows 160 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Hays County's rate of about 46%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SAN MARCOS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 36.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hays County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hays County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), SAN MARCOS H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BOWIE EL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAN MARCOS H S at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAN MARCOS H S has changed only slightly, going from 2,334 students in 2018 to 2,371 in 2025.

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