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C

Marfa Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Marfa.

Marfa’s School Grade C better than 31% of Texas school districts

Students
194
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,309
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$3.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marfa Independent School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 58% more per student than the TX average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 34% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.4M, about $17,397 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marfa. Grade by grade →

PK–12Marfa SchoolsThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 40.9% · 128 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 51.1% · 136 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 90.3% · 17 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,309 per student · 58% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 86%State 6%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
294’20
270’21
233’22
223’23
194’24

Down 34% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 92%White 7%Black 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.