Marathon Independent School District
| Marathon School | |
|---|---|
 Marathon School | |
| Location | |
 | |
109 NE 5th Street , 79842 30°12′37″N 103°14′38″W / 30.210280°N 103.244020°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
School district | Marathon Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Guadalupe Singh |
Teaching staff | 11.62 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 59 (2023-2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 5.08[1] |
| Colors | Maroon & White |
Athletics conference | UIL Class A |
| Mascot | Mustangs |
| Website | Marathon ISD website |
Marathon Independent School District is a school district based in Marathon, a census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas, United States.
Marathon ISD serves Marathon and a few surrounding areas of northeastern Brewster County. The district has one K-12 school,[2] with two buildings: a secondary school building and an elementary school building.[3]
It is classified as a 1A school by the UIL. Typically due to its isolation, Marathon generally has the lowest high school enrollment in the state. Marathon's secondary division serves grades 7-12. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]
History
[edit]As of 2007, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office awards Marathon ISD money due to the colonias served by the district.[5]
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]
Athletics
[edit]The Marathon Mustangs compete in the following sports - [7]
State titles
[edit]- Football –[8]
- 1974(6M), 1976(6M)
(Both teams were undefeated).
State Finalist
[edit]- Football –[8]
- 1973(6M), 1975(6M), 1977(6M)
Marathon was also undefeated in 1969 and 1970.[9]
See also
[edit]Other high schools in Brewster County:
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ↑ "MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST | Overview | Explore Texas Schools".
- ↑ "About". Marathon Independent School District. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ↑ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Texas Colonias". www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on March 30, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
- ↑ The Athletics Department
- 1 2 UIL Centennial Website Archived 2012-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lone Star Football Network
External links
[edit]
- Marathon ISD website
- Marathon Independent School District ESC 18 site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brewster County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 22, 2022. - Has boundary of the district - 2010 Map