Marathon Independent School District

Marathon School
Marathon School
Address
109 NE 5th Street Marathon , Texas 79842 United States
Coordinates	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 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 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 February 11, 2022.
4. "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
5. "Texas Colonias". www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on March 30, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
6. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
7. The Athletics Department
8. UIL Centennial Website Archived 2012-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
9. Lone Star Football Network

External links

• 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