Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 53.2% of them were boys, and 46.8% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Shive Elementary School students was Hispanic, accounting for 45.4% of the student population.
Among the eight schools in Wilbarger County, Vernon High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 505 students, while Vernon Middle School welcomed 418 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Shive Elementary School is a part of Vernon ISD, which roughly covers schools within Wilbarger County with its main office in Vernon.
In the previous school year, Vernon High School had the highest number of students among Wilbarger County schools.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Shive Elementary School | Vernon | 555 |
| Vernon High School | Vernon | 505 |
| Vernon Middle School | Vernon | 418 |
| T. G. McCord Elementary School | Vernon | 359 |
| Northside School | Vernon | 236 |
| Harrold School | Harrold | 105 |
| North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon | Vernon | 19 |
| Vernon ISD Opportunity Center | Livingston | 15 |
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