San Marcos High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Marcos, California

San Marcos High in San Marcos, California enrolled 3,067 students in 2024-25 with 121.2 full-time teachers, 25.3 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

3,380 students in 2022-23, 3,201 students in 2023-24, 3,067 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 125.0 to 121.2.

Students enrolled at San Marcos High by school year2022-23: 3,380, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,06701k2k3k4k2022-233,3802023-243,2012024-253,067
Students enrolled at San Marcos High by school year2022-23: 3,380, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,06701k2k3k4k2022-233,3802023-243,2012024-253,067
Students enrolled at San Marcos High by school year2022-23: 3,380, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,06701k2k3k4k2022-233,3802023-243,2012024-253,067
Students enrolled at San Marcos High by school year2022-23: 3,380, 2023-24: 3,201, 2024-25: 3,06701k2k3k4k2022-233,3802023-243,2012024-253,067
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,380125.027.0
2023-243,201118.627.0
2024-253,067121.225.3

25.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Marcos High 25.3; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Marcos High 25.3state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Marcos High 25.3; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Marcos High 25.3state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Marcos High 25.3; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Marcos High 25.3state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; San Marcos High 25.3; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSan Marcos High 25.3state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

24 AP courses and one counselor per 393 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection San Marcos High enrolled 3,533 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 192 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses24
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 393 of the 3,533 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions192
  • Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.0% of students were Hispanic, 41.8% White, 7.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic42.0%
  2. White41.8%
  3. Asian7.5%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Black1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at San Marcos High scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math36%49% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 867 students in San Marcos High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate96%95%86.2%
Students in the class8671,697495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in San Marcos

5 public high schools in San Marcos report 2024-25 enrollment; San Marcos High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
San Marcos High3,06725.328.4%
Mission Hills High2,75124.837.8%
High Tech High North County40919.534.5%
Twin Oaks High19210.054.2%
Foothills High10120.247.5%

All public schools in San Marcos →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about San Marcos High

  1. High Tech High North CountyThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 409 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Rancho Buena Vista HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 1,949 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare San Marcos High with High Tech High North CountyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much San Marcos Unified spends per student$14,622 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,622
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaSan Marcos High is the number 28 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#28 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher25.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.25.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about San Marcos High

  1. How many students attend San Marcos High?
    3,067 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,380 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Marcos, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at San Marcos High?
    25.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is San Marcos High a Title I school?
    San Marcos High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at San Marcos High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at San Marcos High scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at San Marcos High?
    96% of the 867 students in San Marcos High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is San Marcos High in?
    San Marcos Unified, NCES district ID 0634880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063488005893 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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