Total enrollment
4,207
-1,323 (-24%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus.
7-year change in MERCEDES ISD
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 campuses 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 24% from the 5,530 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count climbed from 10 to 11 across the same 7-year window.
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.