Marathon Independent School District is a

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. Marathon ISD serves Marathon and a few surrounding areas of northeastern Brewster County. The district has one K-12 school, with two buildings: a secondary school building and an elementary school building. 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. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

History

As of 2007, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office awards Marathon ISD money due to the colonias served by the district. In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Athletics

The Marathon Mustangs compete in the following sports - *

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* Cross Country *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

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State titles

*Football – UIL Centennial Website
**1974(6M), 1976(6M) (Both teams were undefeated).

State Finalist

*Football – **1973(6M), 1975(6M), 1977(6M) Marathon was also undefeated in 1969 and 1970.Lone Star Football Network
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References

External links

Marathon ISD website
* * - Has boundary of the district
2010 Map
{{Region 18 School Districts in Texas School districts in Brewster County, Texas Public K–12 schools in Texas