Total enrollment
6,220
-1,141 (-16%) vs SY 2017-18
18 schools in Mercedes
Texas · Public K-12
Mercedes, Texas runs 18 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 6,220 students across 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 8 high.
7-year change in Mercedes
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
+2 (+15%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
94%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
16,733
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
6,220
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
18
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON CO J J A E P | Elementary | M-M | · |
| HIDALGO CO J J A E P | Elementary | M-M | · |
| JOHN F KENNEDY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 399 |
| MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY | High | 09-12 | 100 |
| MERCEDES DAEP | Combined | 02-12 | 0 |
| MERCEDES EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY | High | 09-12 | 355 |
| MERCEDES EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM | Elementary | PK-PK | 189 |
| MERCEDES H S | High | 09-12 | 903 |
| RUBEN HINOJOSA EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 468 |
| SGT MANUEL CHACON MIDDLE | Middle | 06-09 | 518 |
| SGT WILLIAM G HARRELL MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 390 |
| SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S | High | 09-12 | 72 |
| SOUTH TEXAS ISD HEALTH PROFESSIONS | High | 09-12 | 781 |
| SOUTH TEXAS ISD SCIENCE ACADEMY | High | 09-12 | 840 |
| SOUTH TEXAS ISD VIRTUAL ACADEMY | High | 06-12 | 212 |
| TAYLOR EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| TRAVIS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 478 |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MERCEDES | High | 09-12 | 109 |
About Mercedes
Mercedes, Texas is home to 18 public schools, with combined enrollment of approximately 6,220 students. By school count, it is a middle-population city.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 7 elementary, 2 middle, 8 high, and 1 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 346, meaningfully below the state mean of about 606.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 6,220 students, fell 16% from the 7,361 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count climbed from 13 to 15 across the same 7-year window.
On this page, the community for Mercedes discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.