Guidance Center
2607 Camino Real Viejo
Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-565-6810
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Weslaco Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Total Students: | 15 | 26 | NA | NA | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | 1 | 6.7% | 2 | 7.7% | NA | NA | 2 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 19.2% | NA | NA | 3 | 17.6% | 1 | 7.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 16.7% |
| Grade 9: | 8 | 53.3% | 11 | 42.3% | NA | NA | 8 | 47.1% | 10 | 71.4% | 7 | 100.0% | 1 | 16.7% |
| Grade 10: | 1 | 6.7% | 4 | 15.4% | NA | NA | 3 | 17.6% | 3 | 21.4% | NA | NA | 3 | 50.0% |
| Grade 11: | 4 | 26.7% | 1 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 1 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 16.7% |
| Grade 12: | 1 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 13 | 86.7% | 20 | 76.9% | NA | NA | 12 | 70.6% | 5 | 35.7% | 3 | 42.9% | 2 | 33.3% |
| Female: | 2 | 13.3% | 6 | 23.1% | NA | NA | 5 | 29.4% | 1 | 7.1% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 100.0% | 26 | 100.0% | NA | NA | 17 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 80.0% | 23 | 88.5% | NA | NA | 2 | 11.8% | 4 | 28.6% | 4 | 57.1% | 2 | 33.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.40 | 4.68 | 1.20 | 0.80 | ||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,356.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,833.0 |