📍 1000 e Tommy Thompson St, Kermit, Winkler County, 79745
Kermit H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kermit, Winkler County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cecilia Hayes. It is part of the Kermit Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kermit H S enrolls 372 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 308 | 83% |
| White | 49 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 372 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kermit H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 81.
Kermit H S is one of 3 schools in KERMIT ISD, based in KERMIT, Texas. The district serves 1,339 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Kermit H S is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant