School district · Texas
Merkel ISD
Merkel ISD in Texas: 3 public schools with 1,090 students and 10.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,264 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,090
- Students per teacher
- 10.5
- TX 14.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $12,264
- TX $12.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 104
- Counselors (FTE)
- 1.2
- Students per counselor
- 932
- TX 387 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.6
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
$9.6K15
$9.7K16
$9.8K17
$9.2K18
$9.8K19
$10.2K20
$10.7K21
$12.2K22
$11.6K23
$12.3K24
- Federal
- 12% · $2.2M
- State
- 58% · $10.4M
- Local
- 30% · $5.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,513
- Support services
- $4,117
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $2.1M
- Long-term debt
- $8.7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Merkel ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 563 | 13.7 |
Merkel MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 246 | 9.3 |
Merkel H SFree meals for all | 9–12 | 281 | 7.7 |
Sources
- Address
- 314 Manchester, Merkel, TX 79536
- Phone
- (325)928-5813
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).