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San Marcos, Texas - 11 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks San Marcos Cisd #744 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,826 per pupil, San Marcos Cisd ranks #817 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,447
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$11,826
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
San Marcos Cisd operates 11 public schools serving 8,447 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hays County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,826 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 71.5% local, 9.2% state, and 19.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #744 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 438.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 4.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crockett El, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
Its largest campus is San Marcos H S, enrolling 2,371 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bonham Pre-K School, at 380 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
San Marcos H S accounts for 28.1% of all San Marcos Cisd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means San Marcos Cisd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
San Marcos Cisd school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
San Marcos Cisd school enrollment ranges from 380 students (lowest) to 2,371 students (highest), a spread of 1,991 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
San Marcos Cisd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
San Marcos Cisd student-counselor ratio is 439:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
San Marcos Cisd chronic absenteeism rate is 28.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within San Marcos Cisd is typically wider than the San Marcos Cisd-aggregate figure suggests.
San Marcos Cisd has 11 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 8,447 students.
How much does San Marcos Cisd spend per student?
San Marcos Cisd spends $11,826 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #744 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of San Marcos Cisd?
San Marcos Cisd students are 73.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 4.2% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Marcos Cisd?
San Marcos Cisd has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #744 out of 1044 districts in Texas.