Falls Career High School
Public high school in Marble Falls, Texas · Marble Falls ISD · Grades 10–12
Falls Career High School serves 45 students in grades 10–12 in Marble Falls (Burnet County). It is one of 7 schools in Marble Falls ISD. By enrollment it is the 1756th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Marble Falls ISD |
| County | Burnet County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482901010469 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Marble Falls ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 45 | 4,001 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.6 | 13.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.1% | 65.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Falls Career High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Marble Falls ISD, Falls Career High School is the smallest, with 1.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 20.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 798; Falls Career High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 4, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 12 has 525% more students than grade 10 (25 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 51.1% here and 51.8% across Marble Falls ISD. White students are next, at 40%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.4% across Marble Falls ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 45 students, Falls Career High School has 7.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 45 students would have about 3.2 teachers, so Falls Career High School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Falls Career High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Marble Falls High School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 51.1% |
| White | 40% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Black | 2.2% |
57.8% of students are girls and 42.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1800 Colt Cir, Marble Falls, TX 78654
Phone: (830)798-3621
Website: mfisd.txed.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Falls Career High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls High School | Marble Falls ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,129 | 13.7 | 60.7% |
| Quest High School | Burnet CISD | 12.2 mi | 35 | 8.4 | 65.7% |
| Burnet High School | Burnet CISD | 13.1 mi | 946 | 14.4 | 56.4% |
| Liberty Hill High School | Liberty Hill ISD | 20.1 mi | 2,156 | 15.7 | 18.9% |
| Lago Vista High School | Lago Vista ISD | 20.5 mi | 650 | 13.4 | 22.9% |
| Lyndon B Johnson High School | Johnson City ISD | 23.0 mi | 255 | 11.4 | 24.3% |
| Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill | Ki Charter | 23.2 mi | 125 | 9.8 | – |
| Glenn High School | Leander ISD | 23.3 mi | 2,024 | 14.3 | 23.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Marble Falls ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 572 |
| Highland Lakes Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 524 |
| Marble Falls Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 569 |
| Marble Falls High School | High | 9–12 | 1,129 |
| Marble Falls Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 852 |
| Spicewood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 310 |