Marion High School
Public high school in Marion, Texas · Marion ISD · Grades 9–12
Marion High School serves 516 students in grades 9–12 in Marion (Guadalupe County). It is one of 5 schools in Marion ISD. By enrollment it is the 882nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 37.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 482910003280 |
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 | 516 | 1,709 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.3% | 37.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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 High School in context
Size
Marion High School is the largest of Marion ISD's 2 high schools; its 516 students are 30.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 276; Marion High School is larger than most of them.
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 157 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 108, against an average of 129 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (115 against 136). 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 White students: 47.3% here and 48% across Marion ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 46.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.3% 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 37.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 516 students, Marion High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 516 students would have about 36.9 teachers, so Marion High School 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 High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. Marion Alternative Center (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
| White | 47.3% |
| Hispanic | 46.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 136 |
| Grade 10 | 157 |
| Grade 11 | 108 |
| Grade 12 | 115 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
506 Bulldog Dr., Marion, TX 78124
Phone: (830)914-2803
Website: marionisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marion High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Alternative Center | Marion ISD | 0.1 mi | 12 | 12 | 75% |
| 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 | 7.5 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 Alternative Center | High | 6–11 | 12 |
| 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 |