📍 104 Poth St, Yoakum, DeWitt County, 77995
Yoakum H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Yoakum, DeWitt County. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maci Mcdonald. It is part of the Yoakum Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Yoakum H S enrolls 482 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 300 | 62% |
| White | 148 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 482 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yoakum 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 18, state house district 30.
Yoakum H S is one of 5 schools in YOAKUM ISD, based in YOAKUM, Texas. The district serves 1,458 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 482 students, Yoakum H S is larger than the district average of about 292 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant