Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center
Public high school in Seguin, Texas · Seguin ISD · Grades 9–12
Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center serves 73 students in grades 9–12 in Seguin (Guadalupe County). It is one of 14 schools in Seguin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1675th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Seguin ISD |
| County | Guadalupe County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483969006964 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Seguin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 73 | 7,290 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 15.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.9% | 71.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center in context
Size
Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center is the 2nd largest of Seguin ISD's 3 high schools; its 73 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 299; Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 48 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 4, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 12 has 1,100% more students than grade 9 (48 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 75.3% here and 71.6% across Seguin ISD. White students are next, at 23.3%.
69.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.7% across Seguin ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 73 students, Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center has 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 73 students would have about 5.2 teachers, so Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center has 1.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Seguin High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 75.3% |
| White | 23.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
54.8% of students are girls and 45.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
118 N Bowie St, Seguin, TX 78155
Phone: (830)401-8690
Website: seguin.k12.tx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mercer & Blumberg Lrn Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seguin High School | Seguin ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,020 | 15.6 | 64.5% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Seguin ISD | 2.2 mi | 28 | 28 | 21.4% |
| Navarro High School | Navarro ISD | 5.9 mi | 703 | 13.1 | 32.4% |
| Long Creek High School | New Braunfels ISD | 10.2 mi | 813 | 14.2 | 37% |
| Two Rivers High School | New Braunfels ISD | 10.2 mi | 82 | 13.2 | 52.4% |
| Marion High School | Marion ISD | 10.5 mi | 516 | 13.7 | 35.3% |
| Marion Alternative Center | Marion ISD | 10.5 mi | 12 | 12 | 75% |
| Premier H S of New Braunfels | Premier High Schools | 11.3 mi | 72 | 18 | 51.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Seguin ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 422 |
| Briesemeister Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 798 |
| Discipline Alternative School at Saegert | Other | 3–12 | 44 |
| Jefferson Ave Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 409 |
| Jim Barnes Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 762 |
| Juvenile Detention Center | High | 7–12 | 28 |
| Koennecke Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 560 |
| McQueeney Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 324 |
| Oralia R Rodriguez Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 499 |
| Patlan Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 424 |
| Seguin High School | High | 9–12 | 2,020 |
| Vogel Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 484 |
| Weinert Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 443 |