Merkel ISD

Independent School District · Taylor County · Abilene area (Region 14)

1,127

Students

Campuses

C 78/100

TEA Rating (2024-25)

Joseph O'malley View 26–27 Calendar

Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (4)

Merkel Elementary Grades EE-05 589 students
Merkel High School Grades 09-12 295 students
Merkel Middle Grades 06-08 -1 students
Taylor County Learning Center Grades KG-12 -1 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Merkel ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov

Acceptable

Overall score 78 / 100

1,090Students

3Campuses

10.6Students / Teacher

Kelly WestSuperintendent

★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged46.1%

Special Education26.8%

Emergent Bilingual / English Learners2.4%

Student Outcomes

Attendance Rate

Chronic Absenteeism

Grade 8 Algebra I EOC

Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

10.6Students per Teacher

102.8Full-time Teachers

202.5Full-time Staff

$55,091Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Merkel ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard

7,154Total population

$61,655Median household income

2,356Total households

89.9%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White82%Hispanic / Latino12%Black / African American2%Two or more races3%Some other race1%

Housing type

House 58.9%Apartments / other 41.1%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 26.4%1970–1999 40.2%Before 1970 33.5%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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