Yorktown High School
Public high school in Yorktown, Texas · Yorktown ISD · Grades 9–12
Yorktown High School serves 171 students in grades 9–12 in Yorktown (DeWitt County). It is one of 3 schools in Yorktown ISD. By enrollment it is the 1411th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.3 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 ÷ 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Yorktown ISD |
| County | DeWitt County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484665005303 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Yorktown ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 171 | 574 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.3 | 11.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.5% | 51.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Yorktown High School in context
Size
Yorktown High School is the only high school in Yorktown ISD. Its 171 students are 29.8% of the district's 574. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 23.7 miles away and have a median of 288 students, so Yorktown High School is smaller 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 9 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 34, against an average of 43 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (39 against 50). 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
White students are the largest group, at 48.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Yorktown ISD (49.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 46.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.4% across Yorktown 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
Yorktown High School has 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 171 students would have about 12.2 teachers, so Yorktown High School has 6.2 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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Runge High School, 13.8 miles away in Runge 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
| White | 48.5% |
| Hispanic | 46.2% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 50 |
| Grade 10 | 48 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
417 W 4th St, Yorktown, TX 78164
Phone: (361)564-2252
Website: yisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Yorktown High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runge High School | Runge ISD | 13.8 mi | 60 | 6.1 | 73.3% |
| Cuero High School | Cuero ISD | 16.0 mi | 647 | 12.4 | 42% |
| Goliad High School | Goliad ISD | 22.0 mi | 415 | 13.2 | 37.3% |
| Kenedy High School | Kenedy ISD | 23.4 mi | 219 | 10.5 | 79.9% |
| Karnes City High School | Karnes City ISD | 24.0 mi | 281 | 9.5 | 50.9% |
| Connally | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 24.2 mi | 83 | 20.8 | – |
| Nixon-Smiley High School | Nixon-Smiley CISD | 25.7 mi | 295 | 11.3 | 73.9% |
| Victoria West High School | Victoria ISD | 30.0 mi | 1,723 | 13.7 | 57.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Yorktown ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 278 |
| Yorktown Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 125 |