TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Data showed that Mercedes ISD schools welcomed 4,418 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 98.2% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.
Mercedes ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County and has a main office in Mercedes.
Among the 11 schools in Mercedes ISD schools, Mercedes High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 992 students.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Hispanic Students | Hispanic students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 4,418 | 4,340 | 98.2 |
| 2020-21 | 4,681 | 4,615 | 98.6 |
| 2019-20 | 4,941 | 4,875 | 98.7 |
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