Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center
Public high school in Grand Saline, Texas · Grand Saline ISD · Grades 7–12
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center serves 12 students in grades 7–12 in Grand Saline (Van Zandt County). It is one of 5 schools in Grand Saline ISD. By enrollment it is the 1902nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 24 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 0.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Grand Saline ISD |
| County | Van Zandt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482145008069 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Grand Saline ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 12 | 1,211 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 24 | 13 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Grand Saline ISD, Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center is the smallest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 463; Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 10 with 5 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 2 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 7 and 1 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 66.7% here and 68.5% across Grand Saline ISD. Black students are next, at 33.3%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 0.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 12 students, Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center has 24 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 12 students would have about 0.9 teachers, so Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center 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
Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Grand Saline High School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.7% |
| Black | 33.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
323 E Garland St, Grand Saline, TX 75140
Phone: (903)962-6292
Website: vzcjpd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Saline High School | Grand Saline ISD | 0.8 mi | 363 | 11.7 | 41.3% |
| Fruitvale High School | Fruitvale ISD | 5.6 mi | 99 | 10 | 48.5% |
| Alba-Golden High School | Alba-Golden ISD | 9.1 mi | 433 | 11.7 | 56.8% |
| Edgewood High School | Edgewood ISD | 9.8 mi | 281 | 8.8 | 39.9% |
| Van High School | Van ISD | 10.4 mi | 768 | 14.9 | 54.8% |
| Mineola High School | Mineola ISD | 12.0 mi | 492 | 9.4 | 51% |
| Canton High School | Canton ISD | 13.8 mi | 650 | 11.5 | 35.7% |
| Rains High School | Rains ISD | 15.5 mi | 531 | 13.2 | 55.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grand Saline ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Saline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 299 |
| Grand Saline High School | High | 9–12 | 363 |
| Grand Saline Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 244 |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 293 |