Marlin High School
Public high school in Marlin, Texas · Marlin ISD · Grades 7–12
Marlin High School serves 347 students in grades 7–12 in Marlin (Falls County). It is one of 3 schools in Marlin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1096th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.5 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 ÷ 23.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Marlin ISD |
| County | Falls County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482913003284 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Marlin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 347 | 843 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.6% | 98.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Marlin High School in context
Size
Marlin High School is the only high school in Marlin ISD. Its 347 students are 41.2% of the district's 843. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.1 miles away and have a median of 294 students, so Marlin High School is close to their typical size.
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 69 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 47, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 7 (51 against 67). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 53.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Marlin ISD (52.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 39.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 98.6% across Marlin 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
Marlin High School has 23.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 347 students would have about 24.8 teachers, so Marlin 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
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Riesel School, 11.4 miles away in Riesel ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 53.3% |
| Hispanic | 39.2% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 67 |
| Grade 8 | 58 |
| Grade 9 | 69 |
| Grade 10 | 47 |
| Grade 11 | 55 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
678 Success Dr., Marlin, TX 76661
Phone: (254)883-2394
Website: marlinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marlin High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riesel School | Riesel ISD | 11.4 mi | 334 | 10.3 | 41% |
| Rosebud-Lott High School | Rosebud-Lott ISD | 14.2 mi | 248 | 10.7 | 65.3% |
| Bremond High School | Bremond ISD | 15.3 mi | 145 | 9.2 | 57.9% |
| Mart High School | Mart ISD | 16.0 mi | 253 | 11.8 | 58.1% |
| Lone Star H S Central (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 16.2 mi | 225 | – | – |
| Robinson High School | Robinson ISD | 17.6 mi | 725 | 13 | 36.7% |
| University High School | Waco ISD | 20.1 mi | 1,752 | 14.2 | 83.9% |
| Lorena High School | Lorena ISD | 20.9 mi | 580 | 12.7 | 25.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Marlin ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 479 |
| Marlin Opportunity Center | Other | 3–12 | 17 |