Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Mercedes ISD schools welcomed 4,457 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Pacific Islander students comprised 0% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.
Mercedes ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County and has a main office in Mercedes.
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled Pacific Islander students, welcoming one student 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.
| Year | Total District Enrollment | Total of Pacific Islander Students | Pacific Islander students % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 4,457 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021-22 | 4,418 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 4,681 | 0 | 0% |
| 2019-20 | 4,941 | 0 | 0% |
Alerts Sign-up