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Merkel ISD
A public school district in Merkel, Texas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,090
- Students enrolled
- 103.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 203.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,577
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,090 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,051st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 548th of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,577 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 13% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Merkel ISD spent $12,264 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,904 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $12,264 | $13.8 million | 1,127 |
| FY2023 | $11,577 | $13.2 million | 1,140 |
| FY2022 | $12,162 | $13.2 million | 1,087 |
| FY2021 | $10,737 | $11.8 million | 1,097 |
| FY2020 | $10,226 | $11.3 million | 1,108 |
| FY2019 | $9,811 | $11.2 million | 1,140 |
| FY2018 | $9,224 | $10.8 million | 1,168 |
| FY2017 | $9,774 | $10.8 million | 1,105 |
| FY2016 | $9,679 | $10.6 million | 1,098 |
| FY2015 | $9,572 | $10.8 million | 1,127 |
| FY2014 | $9,577 | $11.3 million | 1,180 |
| FY2013 | $9,306 | $11.0 million | 1,181 |
| FY2012 | $9,102 | $10.8 million | 1,181 |
| FY2011 | $9,910 | $11.4 million | 1,150 |
| FY2010 | $10,946 | $12.2 million | 1,113 |
| FY2009 | $10,440 | $11.7 million | 1,121 |
| FY2008 | $9,984 | $11.9 million | 1,188 |
| FY2007 | $9,688 | $11.5 million | 1,185 |
| FY2006 | $8,577 | $10.9 million | 1,267 |
| FY2005 | $7,904 | $10.6 million | 1,342 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.4 million | 13.9% |
| State | $8.9 million | 52.3% |
| Local | $5.8 million | 33.8% |
| Total | $17.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Merkel Elementary | 563 |
| Merkel High School | 281 |
| Merkel Middle | 246 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- MERKEL ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4830340
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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