Index	San Marcos	Texas	National
Average Test Scores	64%	72%	49%
Student/Teacher ratio	15:1	14:1	16:1
Total public schools	13	7,418	79,221
Total private schools	6	1,267	24,874
Total post-secondary schools	1	463	7,963

The San Marcos, TX educational system consists of 13 public schools, 6 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools. San Marcos public schools have average test scores of 64% which is 11% lower than than the Texas average and 31% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of San Marcos public schools is 15:1, compared to 14:1 in Texas and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 81.5% of students have completed 8th grade, 80.8% have completed high school, 32.0% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 3.4% have completed a doctorate degree.

Education level achieved in San Marcos

Index	San Marcos	Texas	National
Completed 8th grade	81.5%	79.3%	84.3%
Completed high school	80.8%	77.8%	83.0%
Completed some college	60.1%	57.3%	59.4%
Completed associate degree	37.7%	34.9%	38.5%
Completed bachelors	32.0%	28.1%	30.3%
Completed masters	11.0%	9.6%	11.5%
Completed professional degree	3.4%	2.6%	3.3%
Completed doctorate	2.1%	1.1%	1.3%

San Marcos, TX School Districts

Hays Consolidated Independent School District San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

There are a total of 13 public schools, 6 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in San Marcos. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for San Marcos, TX schools is 64%. The average student to teacher ratio is 15:1. In San Marcos, TX, an average of 81.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 80.8% have completed high school.

To customize your list of San Marcos schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of San Marcos, TX schools.

Source: The San Marcos, TX education data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.