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Merkel Independent School District

 

Merkel Independent School District is located close to the center of Texas. Merkel Independent School District has 277.07 square miles of land area and 0.23 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Merkel Independent School District population is 5,884. Merkel Independent School District median household income is $42,696 in 2010-2014. Merkel Independent School District median house value is $64,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Merkel Independent School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:High School: (692 out of 971, bottom 29%)
Elementary/Middle School: (590 out of 1,024, bottom 42%)*
Rank: #689
Type:Regular Local School District
Grade:Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:6
Population5,884 (2010-2014), rank #466
Population Growth6.59% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:21.22/sq mi, rank #605
Median Household Income:$42,696 at 2010-2014—8.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #681
Median House Price:$64,200 at 2010-2014—16.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #861
Time Zone:Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:277.07 sq mi, rank #271
Water Area:0.23 sq mi (0.08%), rank #824
State:Texas
County:Jones County, Taylor County
City:Merkel, Sylvester, Abilene, Tye, Tuscola
Zip:79536, 79560, 79603, 79605, 79563, 79606, 79562
Area:Abilene, TX
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Merkel Independent School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations


300 Ash
Merkel TX, 79536, Taylor County
Phone: 325-928-5813

Students and Teachers


      2013-2014         2012-2013         2011-2012         2010-2011         2009-2010         2008-2009         2007-2008    
Total Students:1,1801,1811,1811,1501,1131,1211,188
English Language Learner Students:19151412151319
Total Teachers:99.4397.92103.29108.30112.76112.30115.50
Prekindergarten:3.004.254.164.004.003.003.00
Kindergarten:5.956.185.917.046.506.807.10
Elementary:32.6734.9837.0840.0645.0344.5044.60
Secondary:46.9541.7245.8746.8448.5344.4045.90
Ungraded:10.8610.7910.2710.368.7013.6014.90
Total Other Staff:89.4079.9983.17100.77104.19107.40104.50
Instructional Aides:24.0025.0028.0030.0031.0035.0031.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:1.051.560.560.340.430.500.60
Total Guidance Counselors:4.004.004.004.004.004.004.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:NANANANANANANA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:NANANANANANANA
Other Guidance Counselors:4.004.004.004.004.004.00NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:1.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
Library/Media Support:0.000.000.000.002.000.000.00
District Administrators:2.482.482.482.482.603.003.00
District Administrative Support:2.892.352.052.552.553.303.30
School Administrators:6.006.007.007.437.147.707.50
School Administrative Support:6.166.146.147.147.147.108.20
Student Support Services:2.671.211.641.431.171.001.00
Other Support Services:39.1530.2530.3044.4045.1644.8044.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:11.8712.0611.4310.629.879.9810.29

Schools

Merkel ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 2   1602 South 5th, Merkel TX 79536
Merkel High SchoolGrade 9 to Grade 12   2000 South 7th St, Merkel TX 79536
Merkel IntGrade 3 to Grade 4   1601 South 3rd, Merkel TX 79536
Merkel Junior High SchoolGrade 7 to Grade 8   302 Ash, Merkel TX 79536
Merkel Middle Grade 5 to Grade 6   302 Ash, Merkel TX 79536

Test Performance











YearTestGradeMeasurementScoreState Average
STAAR Test
2012Mathematics3rd Grade% met std68%68%
2013Mathematics3rd Grade% met std34%69%
2012Reading3rd Grade% met std74%76%
2013Reading3rd Grade% met std76%79%
2012Mathematics4th Grade% met std56%68%
2013Mathematics4th Grade% met std49%68%
2012Reading4th Grade% met std70%77%
2013Reading4th Grade% met std71%72%
2012Writing4th Grade% met std62%71%
2013Writing4th Grade% met std53%71%
2012Mathematics5th Grade% met std70%77%
2013Mathematics5th Grade% met std66%75%
2012Reading5th Grade% met std81%77%
2013Reading5th Grade% met std75%77%
2012Science5th Grade% met std79%73%
2013Science5th Grade% met std66%73%
2012Mathematics6th Grade% met std66%77%
2013Mathematics6th Grade% met std66%74%
2012Reading6th Grade% met std76%75%
2013Reading6th Grade% met std60%71%
2012Mathematics7th Grade% met std65%71%
2013Mathematics7th Grade% met std65%71%
2012Reading7th Grade% met std83%76%
2013Reading7th Grade% met std75%77%
2012Writing7th Grade% met std74%71%
2013Writing7th Grade% met std74%70%
2012Mathematics8th Grade% met std78%76%
2013Mathematics8th Grade% met std83%77%
2012Reading8th Grade% met std78%80%
2013Reading8th Grade% met std90%84%
2012Science8th Grade% met std73%70%
2013Science8th Grade% met std91%75%
2012Social Studies8th Grade% met std61%59%
2013Social Studies8th Grade% met std78%63%
STAAR EOC Test
2012Algebra IEnd of course% met std88%83%
2013Algebra IEnd of course% met std81%78%
2013Algebra IIEnd of course% met std88%97%
2012BiologyEnd of course% met std85%87%
2013BiologyEnd of course% met std83%85%
2013ChemistryEnd of course% met std96%84%
2012English I ReadingEnd of course% met std63%68%
2013English I ReadingEnd of course% met std70%65%
2012English I WritingEnd of course% met std34%55%
2013English I WritingEnd of course% met std45%48%
2013English II ReadingEnd of course% met std76%78%
2013English II WritingEnd of course% met std42%52%
2012English III ReadingEnd of course% met std60%50%
2012English III WritingEnd of course% met std38%38%
2012GeometryEnd of course% met std100%98%
2013GeometryEnd of course% met std79%86%
2012World GeographyEnd of course% met std82%81%
2013World GeographyEnd of course% met std72%75%
2013World HistoryEnd of course% met std73%70%
TAKS Test
2004Mathematics10th Grade% met std76%N/A
2005Mathematics10th Grade% met std49%N/A
2006Mathematics10th Grade% met std49%N/A
2007Mathematics10th Grade% met std70%N/A
2008Mathematics10th Grade% met std55%N/A
2009Mathematics10th Grade% met std51%N/A
2010Mathematics10th Grade% met std77%N/A
2011Mathematics10th Grade% met std72%N/A
2004Reading10th Grade% met std76%N/A
2005Reading10th Grade% met std46%N/A
2006Reading10th Grade% met std81%N/A
2007Reading10th Grade% met std93%N/A
2008Reading10th Grade% met std71%N/A
2009Reading10th Grade% met std76%N/A
2010Reading10th Grade% met std90%N/A
2011Reading10th Grade% met std88%N/A
2004Science10th Grade% met std57%N/A
2005Science10th Grade% met std43%N/A
2006Science10th Grade% met std53%N/A
2007Science10th Grade% met std58%N/A
2008Science10th Grade% met std57%N/A
2009Science10th Grade% met std49%N/A
2010Science10th Grade% met std68%N/A
2011Science10th Grade% met std73%N/A
2004Social Studies10th Grade% met std84%N/A
2005Social Studies10th Grade% met std87%N/A
2006Social Studies10th Grade% met std73%N/A
2007Social Studies10th Grade% met std93%N/A
2008Social Studies10th Grade% met std78%N/A
2009Social Studies10th Grade% met std88%N/A
2010Social Studies10th Grade% met std89%N/A
2011Social Studies10th Grade% met std96%N/A
2004Mathematics11th Grade% met std87%N/A
2005Mathematics11th Grade% met std90%N/A
2006Mathematics11th Grade% met std72%N/A
2007Mathematics11th Grade% met std76%N/A
2008Mathematics11th Grade% met std80%N/A
2009Mathematics11th Grade% met std79%N/A
2010Mathematics11th Grade% met std91%N/A
2011Mathematics11th Grade% met std91%N/A
2004Reading11th Grade% met std85%N/A
2005Reading11th Grade% met std94%N/A
2006Reading11th Grade% met std93%N/A
2007Reading11th Grade% met std88%N/A
2008Reading11th Grade% met std88%N/A
2009Reading11th Grade% met std81%N/A
2010Reading11th Grade% met std95%N/A
2011Reading11th Grade% met std94%N/A
2004Science11th Grade% met std82%N/A
2005Science11th Grade% met std73%N/A
2006Science11th Grade% met std71%N/A
2007Science11th Grade% met std65%N/A
2008Science11th Grade% met std89%N/A
2009Science11th Grade% met std76%N/A
2010Science11th Grade% met std88%N/A
2011Science11th Grade% met std90%N/A
2004Social Studies11th Grade% met std93%N/A
2005Social Studies11th Grade% met std94%N/A
2006Social Studies11th Grade% met std88%N/A
2007Social Studies11th Grade% met std91%N/A
2008Social Studies11th Grade% met std91%N/A
2009Social Studies11th Grade% met std94%N/A
2010Social Studies11th Grade% met std97%N/A
2011Social Studies11th Grade% met std99%N/A
2004Mathematics3rd Grade% met std99%N/A
2005Mathematics3rd Grade% met std97%N/A
2006Mathematics3rd Grade% met std84%N/A
2007Mathematics3rd Grade% met std92%N/A
2008Mathematics3rd Grade% met std93%N/A
2009Mathematics3rd Grade% met std89%N/A
2010Mathematics3rd Grade% met std88%N/A
2011Mathematics3rd Grade% met std94%N/A
2004Reading3rd Grade% met std98%N/A
2005Reading3rd Grade% met std97%N/A
2006Reading3rd Grade% met std94%N/A
2007Reading3rd Grade% met std98%N/A
2008Reading3rd Grade% met std100%N/A
2009Reading3rd Grade% met std93%N/A
2010Reading3rd Grade% met std93%N/A
2011Reading3rd Grade% met std97%N/A
2004Mathematics4th Grade% met std98%N/A
2005Mathematics4th Grade% met std89%N/A
2006Mathematics4th Grade% met std90%N/A
2007Mathematics4th Grade% met std94%N/A
2008Mathematics4th Grade% met std87%N/A
2009Mathematics4th Grade% met std79%N/A
2010Mathematics4th Grade% met std82%N/A
2011Mathematics4th Grade% met std90%N/A
2004Reading4th Grade% met std94%N/A
2005Reading4th Grade% met std66%N/A
2006Reading4th Grade% met std93%N/A
2007Reading4th Grade% met std78%N/A
2008Reading4th Grade% met std80%N/A
2009Reading4th Grade% met std85%N/A
2010Reading4th Grade% met std84%N/A
2011Reading4th Grade% met std79%N/A
2004Writing4th Grade% met std92%N/A
2005Writing4th Grade% met std92%N/A
2006Writing4th Grade% met std98%N/A
2007Writing4th Grade% met std88%N/A
2008Writing4th Grade% met std96%N/A
2009Writing4th Grade% met std90%N/A
2010Writing4th Grade% met std87%N/A
2011Writing4th Grade% met std83%N/A
2004Mathematics5th Grade% met std89%N/A
2005Mathematics5th Grade% met std97%N/A
2006Mathematics5th Grade% met std91%N/A
2007Mathematics5th Grade% met std98%N/A
2008Mathematics5th Grade% met std88%N/A
2009Mathematics5th Grade% met std93%N/A
2010Mathematics5th Grade% met std94%N/A
2011Mathematics5th Grade% met std91%N/A
2004Reading5th Grade% met std92%N/A
2005Reading5th Grade% met std97%N/A
2006Reading5th Grade% met std93%N/A
2007Reading5th Grade% met std97%N/A
2008Reading5th Grade% met std90%N/A
2009Reading5th Grade% met std95%N/A
2010Reading5th Grade% met std96%N/A
2011Reading5th Grade% met std94%N/A
2004Science5th Grade% met std84%N/A
2005Science5th Grade% met std70%N/A
2006Science5th Grade% met std75%N/A
2007Science5th Grade% met std92%N/A
2008Science5th Grade% met std86%N/A
2009Science5th Grade% met std91%N/A
2010Science5th Grade% met std93%N/A
2011Science5th Grade% met std92%N/A
2004Mathematics6th Grade% met std67%N/A
2005Mathematics6th Grade% met std57%N/A
2006Mathematics6th Grade% met std66%N/A
2007Mathematics6th Grade% met std83%N/A
2008Mathematics6th Grade% met std66%N/A
2009Mathematics6th Grade% met std61%N/A
2010Mathematics6th Grade% met std81%N/A
2011Mathematics6th Grade% met std79%N/A
2004Reading6th Grade% met std87%N/A
2005Reading6th Grade% met std79%N/A
2006Reading6th Grade% met std94%N/A
2007Reading6th Grade% met std95%N/A
2008Reading6th Grade% met std79%N/A
2009Reading6th Grade% met std88%N/A
2010Reading6th Grade% met std84%N/A
2011Reading6th Grade% met std83%N/A
2004Mathematics7th Grade% met std65%N/A
2005Mathematics7th Grade% met std62%N/A
2006Mathematics7th Grade% met std77%N/A
2007Mathematics7th Grade% met std84%N/A
2008Mathematics7th Grade% met std74%N/A
2009Mathematics7th Grade% met std67%N/A
2010Mathematics7th Grade% met std62%N/A
2011Mathematics7th Grade% met std75%N/A
2004Reading7th Grade% met std95%N/A
2005Reading7th Grade% met std83%N/A
2006Reading7th Grade% met std79%N/A
2007Reading7th Grade% met std88%N/A
2008Reading7th Grade% met std86%N/A
2009Reading7th Grade% met std82%N/A
2010Reading7th Grade% met std84%N/A
2011Reading7th Grade% met std91%N/A
2004Writing7th Grade% met std97%N/A
2005Writing7th Grade% met std96%N/A
2006Writing7th Grade% met std98%N/A
2007Writing7th Grade% met std98%N/A
2008Writing7th Grade% met std87%N/A
2009Writing7th Grade% met std95%N/A
2010Writing7th Grade% met std99%N/A
2011Writing7th Grade% met std97%N/A
2004Mathematics8th Grade% met std58%N/A
2005Mathematics8th Grade% met std59%N/A
2006Mathematics8th Grade% met std70%N/A
2007Mathematics8th Grade% met std65%N/A
2008Mathematics8th Grade% met std86%N/A
2009Mathematics8th Grade% met std87%N/A
2010Mathematics8th Grade% met std85%N/A
2011Mathematics8th Grade% met std87%N/A
2004Reading8th Grade% met std85%N/A
2005Reading8th Grade% met std89%N/A
2006Reading8th Grade% met std80%N/A
2007Reading8th Grade% met std83%N/A
2008Reading8th Grade% met std98%N/A
2009Reading8th Grade% met std96%N/A
2010Reading8th Grade% met std89%N/A
2011Reading8th Grade% met std96%N/A
2006Science8th Grade% met std68%N/A
2007Science8th Grade% met std62%N/A
2008Science8th Grade% met std73%N/A
2009Science8th Grade% met std72%N/A
2010Science8th Grade% met std88%N/A
2011Science8th Grade% met std82%N/A
2004Social Studies8th Grade% met std80%N/A
2005Social Studies8th Grade% met std71%N/A
2006Social Studies8th Grade% met std73%N/A
2007Social Studies8th Grade% met std71%N/A
2008Social Studies8th Grade% met std95%N/A
2009Social Studies8th Grade% met std92%N/A
2010Social Studies8th Grade% met std95%N/A
2011Social Studies8th Grade% met std96%N/A
2004Mathematics9th Grade% met std43%N/A
2005Mathematics9th Grade% met std51%N/A
2006Mathematics9th Grade% met std79%N/A
2007Mathematics9th Grade% met std69%N/A
2008Mathematics9th Grade% met std54%N/A
2009Mathematics9th Grade% met std63%N/A
2010Mathematics9th Grade% met std79%N/A
2011Mathematics9th Grade% met std69%N/A
2004Reading9th Grade% met std94%N/A
2005Reading9th Grade% met std86%N/A
2006Reading9th Grade% met std91%N/A
2007Reading9th Grade% met std92%N/A
2008Reading9th Grade% met std85%N/A
2009Reading9th Grade% met std86%N/A
2010Reading9th Grade% met std96%N/A
2011Reading9th Grade% met std94%N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

 201220112010
 AmountPer
Student		%AmountPer
Student		%AmountPer
Student		%
Total Revenue:$12,020,000$10,178 $12,585,000$10,943 $12,570,000$11,294 
Federal:$937,000$7937.8%$1,286,000$1,11810.2%$1,290,000$1,15910.3%
State:$6,947,000$5,88257.8%$6,944,000$6,03855.2%$6,936,000$6,23255.2%
Local:$4,136,000$3,50234.4%$4,355,000$3,78734.6%$4,344,000$3,90334.6%
Total Expenditures:$11,114,000$9,411 $11,552,000$10,045 $12,659,000$11,374 
Total Current Expenditures:$10,750,000$9,102 $11,396,000$9,910 $12,183,000$10,946 
Instructional Expenditures:$6,237,000$5,28158.0%$6,860,000$5,96560.2%$7,421,000$6,66860.9%
Student and Staff Support:$625,000$5295.8%$675,000$5875.9%$717,000$6445.9%
Administration:$1,447,000$1,22513.5%$1,490,000$1,29613.1%$1,546,000$1,38912.7%
Operations, Food, Other:$2,441,000$2,06722.7%$2,371,000$2,06220.8%$2,499,000$2,24520.5%
Total Capital Outlay:$211,000$179 $0$0 $268,000$241 
Construction:$4,000$3 $0$0 $80,000$72 
Total Other:$0$0 $0$0 $0$0 
Interest on Debt:$62,000$52 $68,000$59 $100,000$90 
 
Total Salary:$7,334,000$6,210 $7,619,000$6,625 $8,015,000$7,201 
Instruction/Teacher Salary:$4,840,000$4,09866.0%$5,101,000$4,43667.0%$5,492,000$4,93468.5%
Other Salary:$2,494,000$2,11234.0%$2,518,000$2,19033.0%$2,523,000$2,26731.5%
Total Benefit:$1,058,000$896 $1,178,000$1,024 $1,284,000$1,154 
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:$683,000$57864.6%$765,000$66564.9%$834,000$74965.0%
Other Benefit:$375,000$31835.4%$413,000$35935.1%$450,000$40435.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

    2007  
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:90.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:9.7%
 
Mean Number of Years of Teaching:16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:19.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:17.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:27.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:31.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:4.9%
 
Mean Base Salary:$40,119.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:$30,062.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:$35,576.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:$42,298.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:$46,172.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:$45,770.0

* Merkel Independent School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.



 
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