📍 225 Bluebonnet Rd, La Vernia, Wilson County, 78121
La Vernia H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Vernia, Wilson County. The school has 981 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandi Hanselka. It is part of the La Vernia Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
La Vernia H S enrolls 981 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 609 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 336 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 981 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
La Vernia H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 44.
La Vernia H S is one of 4 schools in LA VERNIA ISD, based in LA VERNIA, Texas. The district serves 3,563 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 981 students, La Vernia H S is close to the district average of about 891 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant