JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR

JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR is one of the very small high schools in DENISON, Texas, one of the schools within SHERMAN ISD, with 82 students on its rolls from grades 10 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 90% below the state mean of about 796.

Within SHERMAN ISD, which oversees 16 schools and 7,788 students, JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR is one campus in the system.

On demographics, JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR records that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 34% White, 20% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Grayson County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Grayson County put the typical household earns roughly $72,182 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR is one.

The closest other public school is PERRIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEFFERSON LEARNING CTR has climbed 39%, going from 59 students in 2018 to 82 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 32% to 43% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.