Port Aransas Independent School District is a public

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based in

Port Aransas Port Aransas ( ) is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. This city is 180 miles southeast of San Antonio. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census. Port Aransas is the only established town on Mustang Island. It is located north of ...

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). Located in

Nueces County Nueces County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 353,178, making it the 16th-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Corpus Christi. The county was formed in 1846 from portions of S ...

, a small portion of the district extends into Aransas County. Within Nueces County the district includes Port Aransas and sections of Aransas Pass and Corpus Christi. In Aransas County it serves additional sections of Aransas Pass. The district has an elementary school, middle school and high school.

Schools

Port Aransas ISD has three campuses – Port Aransas High (Grades 9-12), Brundrett Middle (grades 6–8), and H.G. Olsen Elementary (grades PK–5). All three are located within two blocks of each other on 100 South Station Street. In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the

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. Port Aransas High School has a student to teacher ratio of 10:3. The Port Aransas High School mascot is Marly the Marlin and the teams are the "Fighting Marlins" for boys teams and "Lady Marlins" for the girls. Port Aransas High School does not have a football or volleyball team, unlike many Public Texas High Schools. Competing in Texas' University Interscholastic League (UIL) in 2A, Port Aransas High School offers six varsity sports for boys and girls: basketball, baseball/softball, track and field, tennis, golf, and cross country.

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* School districts in Nueces County, Texas School districts in Aransas County, Texas Education in Corpus Christi, Texas {{Texas-school-district-stub