Public schools in San Marcos, TX

San Marcos has 14 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 9,163 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; San Marcos CISD runs 11 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run San Marcos's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in San MarcosDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
San Marcos CISD118,447$12,760
Hays CISD122,297$11,289
Ki Charter Academy1429$19,506
Inspire Academies1735$16,584

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in San Marcos, 2,395 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
San Marcos High School2,37114.872.5%San Marcos CISD
Jhw Inspire Academy - Hays County2410.887.5%Inspire Academies

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in San Marcos, 1,780 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Miller Middle89614.769.4%San Marcos CISD
Goodnight Middle88415.381.0%San Marcos CISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

8 elementary schools in San Marcos, 4,423 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Blanco Vista Elementary78714.744.0%Hays CISD
Dezavala Elementary58413.386.8%San Marcos CISD
Bowie Elementary58014.281.4%San Marcos CISD
Hernandez Elementary57713.966.4%San Marcos CISD
Mendez Elementary53311.987.4%San Marcos CISD
Crockett Elementary47712.865.2%San Marcos CISD
Rodriguez Elementary44513.173.3%San Marcos CISD
Travis Elementary44013.385.9%San Marcos CISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 other schools in San Marcos, 565 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bonham Pre-K School38017.286.6%San Marcos CISD
Ki Charter Academy1857.591.9%Ki Charter Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How San Marcos's public schools compare with Texas's

The median San Marcos school has 13.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 93% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 555 students (state 507).

San Marcos against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
San MarcosTexas
Median students per teacher13.614.5
Median school size (students)555507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)93%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)86%52%
Charter schools14%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 14 San Marcos schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in San Marcos

  1. San Marcos CISDRuns 11 of San Marcos's 14 public schools and spent $12,760 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,760
  2. San Marcos High School, the largest high school in San Marcos2,371 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.2,371
  3. Compare San Marcos CISD with Hays CISDSan Marcos's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a San Marcos addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in San Marcos

  1. How many public schools are in San Marcos, TX?
    14 public schools with an address in San Marcos were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 9,163 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in San Marcos?
    San Marcos High School, with 2,371 students in 2024-25 (San Marcos CISD).
  3. Which districts run San Marcos's schools?
    San Marcos CISD (11 schools), Hays CISD (1 school), Ki Charter Academy (1 school), Inspire Academies (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .