West RGV News

There were 4,457 students enrolled in Mercedes ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 97.9% of the Mercedes ISD total enrollment.

Mercedes ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County with its main office in Mercedes.

Among the 10 schools in Mercedes ISD, Mercedes High School recorded the highest enrollment of 974 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

School	Total Enrollment
Mercedes High School	974
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School	563
Travis Elementary School	506
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	492
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	462
Sgt. William G. Harrell Middle School	451
Taylor Elementary School	410
Mercedes Early College Academy	354
Mercedes Early Literacy Program	151
Mercedes Academic Academy	94