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Mercedes Early College Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 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
837 S Ohio
Mercedes, TX 78570
Phone
(956) 514-5180
District
MERCEDES ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
354
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Mercedes Early College Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
54%
46%
73%
54%
35%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
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 9 100 28.2%
Grade 10 94 26.6%
Grade 11 77 21.8%
Grade 12 83 23.4%
Total 354 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.7% 1.5% 26.7%
Black 0.3% 0.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 97.5% 98.1% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.1% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.9% 91.6% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 77.4% 88.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 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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