Public schools in Mercedes, TX

Mercedes has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 8 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,220 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Mercedes ISD runs 10 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 4 districts and agencies that run Mercedes's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in MercedesDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Mercedes ISD104,457$14,385
South Texas ISD34,382$17,956
Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley1506$13,504
Weslaco ISD116,491$12,558

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

8 high schools in Mercedes, 3,372 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mercedes High School90314.891.8%Mercedes ISD
South Texas ISD Science Academy84012.954.4%South Texas ISD
South Texas ISD Health Professions78114.564.0%South Texas ISD
Mercedes Early College Academy35516.079.2%Mercedes ISD
South Texas ISD Virtual Academy21213.763.2%South Texas ISD
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes10922.1not reportedTriumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley
Mercedes Academic Academy10010.896.0%Mercedes ISD
South Palm Gardens High School7214.893.1%Weslaco ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Mercedes, 908 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle51814.285.1%Mercedes ISD
Sgt William G Harrell Middle39012.596.9%Mercedes ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 elementary schools in Mercedes, 1,751 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Travis Elementary47814.089.1%Mercedes ISD
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary46813.282.1%Mercedes ISD
Taylor Elementary40612.793.1%Mercedes ISD
John F Kennedy Elementary39913.993.7%Mercedes ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Mercedes, 189 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mercedes Early Literacy Program18938.799.5%Mercedes ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Mercedes's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Mercedes school has 14.0 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 93% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 399 students (state 507).

Mercedes against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
MercedesTexas
Median students per teacher14.014.5
Median school size (students)399507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)93%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)73%52%
Charter schools6.7%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Mercedes schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Mercedes

  1. Mercedes ISDRuns 10 of Mercedes's 15 public schools and spent $14,385 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,385
  2. Mercedes High School, the largest high school in Mercedes903 students in 2024-25, 14.8 per teacher.903
  3. Compare Mercedes ISD with South Texas ISDMercedes's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Mercedes addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Mercedes

  1. How many public schools are in Mercedes, TX?
    15 public schools with an address in Mercedes were open in 2024-25: 8 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,220 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Mercedes?
    Mercedes High School, with 903 students in 2024-25 (Mercedes ISD).
  3. Which districts run Mercedes's schools?
    Mercedes ISD (10 schools), South Texas ISD (3 schools), Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley (1 school), Weslaco ISD (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .