Regular local school district · Hays County
San Marcos CISD, TX: schools, enrollment and spending
San Marcos CISD runs 12 public schools with 8,222 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is 0.9 lower than the Texas figure of 15.1.Listed in NCES data as "SAN MARCOS CISD".
At a glance
- Schools
- 12
- Students
- 8,222
- Teachers (FTE)
- 580
- Students per teacher
- 14.2
- TX: 15.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1331 Hwy 123, San Marcos, TX 78666
- Phone
- (512)393-6744
- County
- Hays County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4838970
- State district ID
- TX-105902
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,247
- School counselors (FTE)
- 21.0About 392 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 53.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.2
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 (8,013), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $114.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $11.8 million
- State revenue
- $17.3 million
- Local revenue
- $85.5 million
- Total spending
- $124.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,522
- Salaries
- $60.7 million48.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $209.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.3%
- State: 15.1%
- Local: 74.6%
Texas overall
- Federal: 12.6%
- State: 36.9%
- Local: 50.5%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,522
Texas$14,396
United States$16,826
Schools in San Marcos CISD
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bonham Pre-K SchoolCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 380 | 17.3 |
| Bowie ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 580 | 14.5 |
| Crockett ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 477 | 12.9 |
| Dezavala ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 584 | 13.3 |
| Goodnight MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 884 | 15.5 |
| Hernandez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 577 | 14.1 |
| Lamar - Phoenix Alternative EducationCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 55 | 13.8 |
| Mendez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 533 | 12.1 |
| Miller MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 896 | 14.7 |
| Rodriguez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 445 | 13.1 |
| San Marcos High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,371 | 14.9 |
| Travis ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 440 | 13.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Hays County
- Hays CISD 24,330 students
- Dripping Springs ISD 8,712 students
- Wimberley ISD 2,661 students
- Ki Charter 448 students
- Doral Academy of Texas 392 students
- Katherine Anne Porter School 95 students
- Texas Preparatory School 59 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.