📍 2102 Yucca Ln, Vernon, Wilbarger County, 76384
Vernon H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Vernon, Wilbarger County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cynthia Jackson. It is part of the Vernon Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vernon H S enrolls 532 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 8.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 271 | 51% |
| White | 162 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
318 of the school's 532 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Vernon H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 28, state house district 68.
Vernon H S is one of 6 schools in VERNON ISD, based in VERNON, Texas. The district serves 1,729 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Vernon H S is larger than the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote