Kermit High School
Public high school in Kermit, Texas · Kermit ISD · Grades 9–12
Kermit High School serves 395 students in grades 9–12 in Kermit (Winkler County). It is one of 3 schools in Kermit ISD. By enrollment it is the 1032nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kermit ISD |
| County | Winkler County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482556002845 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kermit ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 395 | 1,339 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 16.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.3% | 70.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Kermit High School in context
Size
Kermit High School is the only high school in Kermit ISD. Its 395 students are 29.5% of the district's 1,339. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 40.7 miles away and have a median of 447 students, so Kermit High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 109 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 92, against an average of 99 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (92 against 109). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 83.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kermit ISD (84.8%). White students are next, at 12.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.6% across Kermit ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Kermit High School has 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 395 students would have about 28.2 teachers, so Kermit High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Wink High School, 8.1 miles away in Wink-Loving ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 83.3% |
| White | 12.4% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 109 |
| Grade 10 | 100 |
| Grade 11 | 94 |
| Grade 12 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 E Tommy Thompson St, Kermit, TX 79745
Phone: (432)586-1050
Website: kermitisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kermit High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wink High School | Wink-Loving ISD | 8.1 mi | 211 | 8.1 | – |
| Monahans High School | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 21.7 mi | 624 | 13.6 | 41.3% |
| Pecos High School | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD | 39.3 mi | 854 | 12.2 | 58.4% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 40.2 mi | 350 | 50.7 | 55.7% |
| Odessa High School | Ector County ISD | 41.1 mi | 3,814 | 17.8 | 81.9% |
| Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School | Ector County ISD | 41.1 mi | 418 | 24.2 | 66.3% |
| Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School | Ector County ISD | 41.2 mi | 476 | 25.3 | 50.2% |
| George H W Bush New Technical Odessa | Ector County ISD | 41.3 mi | 414 | 11.2 | 50% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kermit ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 631 |
| Kermit Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 313 |