Mercedes Early Literacy Program
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Mercedes, Texas
Mercedes Early Literacy Program in Mercedes, Texas enrolled 189 students in 2024-25 with 4.9 full-time teachers, 38.7 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%
151 students in 2022-23, 205 students in 2023-24, 189 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 4.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 151 | 4.0 | 37.8 |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 6.0 | 34.2 |
| 2024-25 | 189 | 4.9 | 38.7 |
38.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mercedes Early Literacy Program reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
100.0% of students were Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Hispanic100.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Mercedes Early Literacy Program
- Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education ProgramThe nearest public school of this kind, 4.3 miles away: 84 students (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 11 miles away: 454 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Mercedes Early Literacy Program with Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education ProgramStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mercedes ISD spends per student$14,385 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,385
- The largest public schools in TexasMercedes Early Literacy Program is the number 299 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#299 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher38.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.38.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mercedes Early Literacy Program
How many students attend Mercedes Early Literacy Program?
189 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 151 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Mercedes, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mercedes Early Literacy Program?
38.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mercedes Early Literacy Program a Title I school?
Mercedes Early Literacy Program ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mercedes Early Literacy Program in?
Mercedes ISD, NCES district ID 4830250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483025013762 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.