📍 2601 Rattler Rd, San Marcos, Hays County, 78666
San Marcos H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Marcos, Hays County. The school has 2,536 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Twila Guajardo. It is part of the San Marcos Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 163.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The school offers 42 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
San Marcos H S enrolls 2,536 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 163.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,813 | 71% |
| White | 520 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 23 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,930 of the school's 2,536 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,883 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
San Marcos H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 45.
San Marcos H S is one of 11 schools in SAN MARCOS CISD, based in SAN MARCOS, Texas. The district serves 8,222 students district-wide and employs 584 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,536 students, San Marcos H S is larger than the district average of about 747 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small