Marion Alternative Center
Public high school in Marion, Texas · Marion ISD · Grades 6–11
Marion Alternative Center serves 12 students in grades 6–11 in Marion (Guadalupe County). It is one of 5 schools in Marion ISD. By enrollment it is the 1895th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–11 |
| District | Marion ISD |
| County | Guadalupe County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482910013401 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Marion ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 12 | 1,709 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75% | 37.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Marion Alternative Center in context
Size
Marion Alternative Center is the smallest of Marion ISD's 2 high schools; its 12 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 490; Marion Alternative Center 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 9 with 3 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 2 per grade. This year grade 11 has 200% more students than grade 6 (3 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 66.7% here and 45.8% across Marion ISD. White students are next, at 25%.
75% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.3% across Marion ISD 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
With 1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 12 students, Marion Alternative Center has 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 12 students would have about 0.9 teachers, so Marion Alternative Center 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
Marion Alternative Center is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. Marion High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 9 other high schools, 2 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 | 66.7% |
| White | 25% |
| Black | 8.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 3 |
| Grade 11 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
211 W Otto St, Marion, TX 78124
Phone: (830)904-2803
Website: marionisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marion Alternative Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion High School | Marion ISD | 0.1 mi | 516 | 13.7 | 35.3% |
| Byron P Steele II High School | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 4.5 mi | 2,793 | 18.8 | 19.6% |
| Long Creek High School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.1 mi | 813 | 14.2 | 37% |
| Two Rivers High School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.1 mi | 82 | 13.2 | 52.4% |
| Samuel Clemens High School | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 7.4 mi | 2,589 | 18.5 | 28.2% |
| Premier H S of New Braunfels | Premier High Schools | 8.0 mi | 72 | 18 | 51.4% |
| Allison L Steele ELC | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 8.1 mi | 87 | 7.8 | 35.6% |
| Randolph High School | Randolph Field ISD | 9.6 mi | 464 | 13.1 | 8.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Marion ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion High School | High | 9–12 | 516 |
| Marion Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 396 |
| Norma Krueger El-Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 398 |
| Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus | Elementary | 3–5 | 387 |