CaliforniaSchoolsSan Marcos High

San Marcos High

PublicRegular
San Marcos, California · San Marcos Unified
Teachers118.0FTE
Ratio27.1:1students per teacher
Students3,201enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students3,201
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher27.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch33%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
25.3:1
(2024)
6.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
121
(2024)
2.5%vs prior yr
Enrollment
3,067
(2024)
4.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.2:117.6:121.0:124.3:127.7:131.1:12020202120222023202429.9:128.7:127.0:127.1:125.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1San Marcos HighUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3,0263,1453,2653,3843,5043,623117119121122124126202020212022202320243,5823,5293,3803,2013,067120123125118121EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment3,5823,5293,3803,2013,067
Teacher FTE120123125118121
Pupil : Teacher ratio29.9:128.7:127.0:127.1:125.3:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.