Demographics
The student body of San Marcos High School is one of the fastest growing in San Diego county. Upon completion of Mission Hills High school in 2004, the population at SMHS dipped under 1300 students during the 2005-2006 school year. This made San Marcos one of the smallest open enrollment, public schools in San Diego County. Since then, over 100 additional students have been added to the student body each year and the school currently has approximately 2366 students. The population growth has been mainly due to a growing resident population in south San Marcos and southeast Carlsbad within the communities of La Costa and San Elijo.
San Marcos High School is an ethnically diverse campus with no majority race or ethnicity. At 44.7%, hispanics account for the largest segment of the population, although the percentage of hispanics has declined since reaching a high of 52% in 2006. Demographic trends are showing an increase in the percentage of Caucasians and Asians, while hispanic population growth is stagnant. San Elijo Middle, the main feeder school of SMHS, currently has a Caucasian population of 939 and Asian population of 123 in grade 6-8, while San Marcos High only has 751 Caucasians and 74 Asians in grades 9-11.
There is an anticipated growth in the Asian-American population and Caucasian population in future years as schools in the southern part of SMUSD experience an influx of these races as they move into new, upscale housing developments. As the 2010 Census recently revealed, the Asian-American population of San Marcos has nearly tripled over the last decade, which indicates a future growth in the Asian student population.
The majority of students come from nearby San Elijo Middle School, while approximately half of the students at San Marcos Middle School will attend. San Marcos is expected to have a future population of 3,000 students after completion of the new campus.
2011-2012
- Hispanic 44.7% (-3.0%)
- White (Non-Hispanic) 42.1% (+2.2%)
- Asian 4.9% (-0.1%)
- African American 3.0% (+0.3%)
- Filipino 3.1% (+0.1%)
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