Marathon Independent School District

Marathon Independent School District is a school district based in Marathon, a census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas, United States.

Marathon School
Marathon School
Address
109 NE 5th Street Marathon , Texas 79842 United States
Coordinates	30°12′37″N 103°14′38″W / 30.210280°N 103.244020°W / 30.210280; -103.244020
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Marathon Independent School District
Superintendent	Guadalupe Singh
Teaching staff	11.28 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	PK-12
Enrollment	59 (2022-23)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	5.23^[1]
Color(s)	Maroon & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class A
Mascot	Mustangs
Website	Marathon ISD website

Marathon School

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 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency.^[4]

History

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

The Marathon Mustangs compete in the following sports - ^[7]

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Tennis
• Track and Field

State titles

• Football – ^[8]
  • 1974(6M), 1976(6M)

(Both teams were undefeated).

State Finalist

• Football – ^[8]
  • 1973(6M), 1975(6M), 1977(6M)

Marathon was also undefeated in 1969 and 1970.^[9]

See also

Other high schools in Brewster County:

• Alpine High School
• Big Bend High School

References

1. "MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
2. "MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST | Overview | Explore Texas Schools".
3. "About". Marathon Independent School District. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
4. "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
5. . www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
6. . Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
7. The Athletics Department
8. UIL Centennial Website 2012-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
9. Lone Star Football Network

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marathon Independent School District.

• 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 2022-06-22. - Has boundary of the district - 2010 Map