Yoakum High School
Public high school in Yoakum, Texas · Yoakum ISD · Grades 9–12
Yoakum High School serves 477 students in grades 9–12 in Yoakum (DeWitt County). It is one of 5 schools in Yoakum ISD. By enrollment it is the 928th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 50.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Yoakum ISD |
| County | DeWitt County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484662005299 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Yoakum ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 477 | 1,458 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 10 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.2% | 66.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Yoakum High School in context
Size
Yoakum High School is the only high school in Yoakum ISD. Its 477 students are 32.7% of the district's 1,458. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 21.6 miles away and have a median of 367 students, so Yoakum High School is larger than most of them.
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 132 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 109, against an average of 119 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 113 in grade 9 and 109 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 59.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Yoakum ISD (65.9%). White students are next, at 33.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.4% across Yoakum ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Yoakum High School has 50.72 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 477 students would have about 34.1 teachers, so Yoakum High School has 16.6 more.
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 Shiner High School, 10.9 miles away in Shiner ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.3% |
| White | 33.5% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 113 |
| Grade 10 | 132 |
| Grade 11 | 123 |
| Grade 12 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
104 Poth St, Yoakum, TX 77995
Phone: (361)293-3442
Website: yoakumisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Yoakum High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiner High School | Shiner ISD | 10.9 mi | 311 | 12.4 | 24.4% |
| Cuero High School | Cuero ISD | 15.5 mi | 647 | 12.4 | 42% |
| Hallettsville High School | Hallettsville ISD | 17.3 mi | 406 | 11.3 | 32.3% |
| Moulton High School | Moulton ISD | 19.9 mi | 123 | 8 | 46.3% |
| Gonzales High School | Gonzales ISD | 23.2 mi | 751 | 12.6 | 71.5% |
| Flatonia Secondary | Flatonia ISD | 27.3 mi | 327 | 9.7 | 41.6% |
| Yorktown High School | Yorktown ISD | 30.1 mi | 171 | 9.3 | 41.5% |
| Victoria West High School | Victoria ISD | 30.7 mi | 1,723 | 13.7 | 57.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Yoakum ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum Annex | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 185 |
| Yoakum Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 292 |
| Yoakum Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 273 |
| Yoakum Primary School | Elementary | 1–2 | 231 |