📍 2000 S 7th St, Merkel, Taylor County, 79536
Merkel H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Merkel, Taylor County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rocky Reed. It is part of the Merkel Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merkel H S enrolls 327 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 327 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Merkel H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 71.
Merkel H S is one of 3 schools in MERKEL ISD, based in MERKEL, Texas. The district serves 1,090 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Merkel H S is close to the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant