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Mercedes H S School

Serves grades 8 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1200 S Florida
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone
(956) 514-2100
District
MERCEDES ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
974
Classroom Teachers
71

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.4% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Mercedes H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
46%
20%
54%
11%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Grade 9 287 29.5%
Grade 10 258 26.5%
Grade 11 232 23.8%
Grade 12 197 20.2%
Total 974 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 1.5% 26.7%
Black 0.5% 0.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 98.2% 98.1% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 91.1% 91.6% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 89.7% 88.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.3% 2.7% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,708 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 505.5 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.2% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.9% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,417 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 12.0% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 65.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.7% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.5% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.7% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.9% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.4% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 19.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,379 $32,886,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $748 $3,332,000 5.3%
Staff $616 $2,747,000 4.4%
General Administration $126 $563,000 0.9%
School Administration $674 $3,004,000 4.8%
Operation $1,560 $6,952,000 11.1%
Transportation $395 $1,760,000 2.8%
Other $671 $2,992,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,790 $21,350,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,899 $8,465,000 13.5%
Total Expenditures $14,068 $62,701,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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