Hays Inspire Academy
Public high school (charter) in San Marcos, Texas · Inspire Academies · Grades 6–12
Hays Inspire Academy serves 24 students in grades 6–12 in San Marcos (Hays County). It is one of 7 schools in Inspire Academies. By enrollment it is the 1832nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 2.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Inspire Academies |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480005309121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Inspire Academies | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 24 | 805 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 18 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.5% | 47.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Hays Inspire Academy in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Inspire Academies, Hays Inspire Academy is the 3rd largest, with 3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.3 miles away and have a median of 486 students, so Hays Inspire Academy 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. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 10 with 9 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 6 (2 against 1). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 50% of enrollment, about the same share as across Inspire Academies (52%). White students are next, at 41.7%.
87.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Inspire Academies and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hays Inspire Academy has 2.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 24 students would have about 1.7 teachers, so Hays Inspire Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is San Marcos High School, 0.7 miles away in San Marcos CISD. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50% |
| White | 41.7% |
| Black | 8.3% |
4.2% of students are girls and 95.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2250 Clovis R Barker Rd, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (210)638-5400
Website: braination.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hays Inspire Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos High School | San Marcos CISD | 0.7 mi | 2,371 | 14.8 | 73.3% |
| Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education | San Marcos CISD | 1.7 mi | 55 | 13.8 | 87.3% |
| Canyon High School | Comal ISD | 12.0 mi | 2,414 | 15.9 | 32.4% |
| Navarro High School | Navarro ISD | 12.3 mi | 703 | 13.1 | 32.4% |
| Memorial Early College High School | Comal ISD | 12.4 mi | 291 | 14.1 | 27.1% |
| Comal Academy | Comal ISD | 12.4 mi | 76 | – | 34.2% |
| Comal Discipline Center | Comal ISD | 12.4 mi | 47 | 4.1 | 59.6% |
| IDEA Kyle College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 12.4 mi | 681 | 15.7 | 63.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Inspire Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Frank Inspire Academy | Other | K–12 | 608 |
| Bell County Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 44 |
| Innova Joy Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 11 |
| Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy | Other | K–11 | 33 |
| Rise Inspire Academy | High | 9–12 | 24 |
| Rockdale Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 61 |