Regular local school district · Brewster County
Marathon ISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
Marathon ISD runs 1 public school with 58 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 4.8 students per teacher is 10.3 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "MARATHON ISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 58
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 4.8
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 109 NE 5th St, Marathon, TX 79842
- Phone
- (432)386-4431
- County
- Brewster County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4828980
- State district ID
- TX-022902
- Total staff (FTE)
- 18
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 0.0
Students per teacher compared
This district4.8
Texas15.1
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (60), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $1.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $42,000
- State revenue
- $688,000
- Local revenue
- $1.1 million
- Total spending
- $1.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $26,550
- Salaries
- $1.0 million63.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 2.3%
- State: 38.1%
- Local: 59.5%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$26,550
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in Marathon ISD
By level: 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Marathon Independent School Dist | Other | PK to 12 | 58 | 4.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Brewster County
- Alpine ISD 905 students
- Terlingua CSD 121 students
- San Vicente ISD 9 students
More in Texas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.