Total enrollment
4,207
-474 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in MERCEDES ISD
Texas · 4,207 students · 2 cities
MERCEDES ISD (Texas) covers 12 public K-12 schools and approximately 4,207 students, averaging 351 per school.
4-year change in MERCEDES ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MERCEDES ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #639 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,207 | #234 of 760 | #2,308 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #160 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #411 of 758 | #4,615 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 90.4% | #39 of 750 | #704 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #538 of 557 | #6,810 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MERCEDES ISD
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School at 40.7% proficient to John F Kennedy Elementary School at 22.2%, a gap of 18.6 points. That is the 247th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,522 to 4,017 students (down 27%) and from 389 to 290 full-time teachers (down 25%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCEDES H S | Mercedes | High | 09-12 | 903 |
| SGT MANUEL CHACON MIDDLE | Mercedes | Middle | 06-09 | 518 |
| TRAVIS EL | Mercedes | Elementary | PK-05 | 478 |
| RUBEN HINOJOSA EL | Mercedes | Elementary | PK-05 | 468 |
| TAYLOR EL | Mercedes | Elementary | PK-05 | 406 |
| JOHN F KENNEDY EL | Mercedes | Elementary | PK-05 | 399 |
| SGT WILLIAM G HARRELL MIDDLE | Mercedes | Middle | 06-08 | 390 |
| MERCEDES EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY | Mercedes | High | 09-12 | 355 |
| MERCEDES EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM | Mercedes | Elementary | PK-PK | 189 |
| MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY | Mercedes | High | 09-12 | 100 |
| JJAEP-SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAM | Edinburg | High | 08-09 | 1 |
| MERCEDES DAEP | Mercedes | Combined | 02-12 | 0 |
About MERCEDES ISD
MERCEDES ISD is a small Texas school district running 12 schools with combined enrollment near 4,207.
On the school-mix side, MERCEDES ISD covers 5 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in MERCEDES ISD is about 351, lower than the Texas average of roughly 606.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,207 students, decreased 10% from the 4,681 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for MERCEDES ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.