Nortex Times

There were 528 white students enrolled in Vernon ISD schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Vernon ISD schools welcomed 1,792 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 29.5% of the student body to be one of the most represented ethnicities in the district.

Vernon ISD roughly covers schools within Wilbarger County and has a main office in Vernon.

Among the six schools in Vernon ISD schools, Vernon High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 162 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of White Students	White students %
2022-23	1,792	528	29.5%
2021-22	1,871	591	31.6%
2020-21	1,899	652	34.3%
2019-20	1,952	690	35.3%