Abilene Times

There were 1,140 students enrolled in Merkel ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% of them were girls, and 48.1% were boys.

Data also shows that the majority of students were white, representing 69.5% of the Merkel ISD total enrollment.

Merkel ISD roughly covers schools within Taylor County with its main office in Merkel.

Among the three schools in Merkel ISD, Merkel Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 565 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Total Enrollment
Merkel Elementary School	565
Merkel High School	327
Merkel Middle School	248