Marathon Independent School District

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Marathon School
Address
Marathon Independent School District
109 NE 5th Street

Marathon
,
Texas
79842

United States
Coordinates 30°12′37″N103°14′38″W / 30.210280°N 103.244020°W / 30.210280; -103.244020
Information
School type Public high school
School districtMarathon Independent School District
SuperintendentGuadalupe Singh
Teaching staff11.28 (FTE) [1]
GradesPK-12
Enrollment59 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio5.23 [1]
Color(s)   Maroon & White
Athletics conference UIL Class A
MascotMustangs
Website Marathon ISD website
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Marathon School

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

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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]

State titles

(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:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Texas Colonias". www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  7. ↑ The Athletics Department
  8. 1 2 UIL Centennial Website Archived 2012-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Lone Star Football Network
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