VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER

As a minimally staffed secondary school in VERNON, Texas, VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER instructs 10 students from grades 9 through 12, run under VERNON ISD. That puts it 99% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

VERNON ISD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,729 students; VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER is among them.

On demographics, VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER logs that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 10% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wilbarger County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wilbarger County put the typical household earns roughly $54,102 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER is one of 8 public schools in Wilbarger County (combined enrollment of about 2,099 students).

Nearest neighbor: VERNON MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

VERNON ISD OPPORTUNITY CENTER operates from a small-town location.

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