Vidor Independent School District
| Vidor Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1255 North Main Street
Vidor , Texas, 77662United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK–12[1] |
| Schools | 7[1] |
| NCES District ID | 4844160[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 4,311 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Teachers | 290.27 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1] |
| Staff | 409.15 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.85 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Vidor Independent School District is a public school district based in Vidor, Texas, United States. The district serves a 121.38-square-mile (314.4 km2) area[2] in northwestern Orange County, including the cities of Vidor, Rose City, and Pine Forest,[3] and a small portion of far southwestern Jasper County.[4] The Jasper County portion has 16 square miles (41 km2) while the remainder is in Orange County.[5]
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]
History
The Vidor Rural School District was formed in 1929 through the consolidation of four common school districts – Doty, Magnolia Grove, Pine Forest, and Terry. The Vidor Rural School District became the Vidor Independent School District in 1949.[7]
Schools
- Vidor High School (grades 9–12)
- Vidor Junior High School (grades 7–8)
- Vidor Middle School (grades 5-6)
- Oak Forest Elementary School (prekindergarten-grade 4)
- Pine Forest Elementary School (prekindergarten-grade 4)
- Vidor Elementary School (prekindergarten-grade 4)
Other:
- AIMs Center High School (alternative, grades 9–12)
Notable alumni
- John Hirasaki – NASA engineer, who in 1969 along with Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and William Carpentier, became one of the first five known humans to view lunar rocks inside Earth's atmosphere.
- Tracy Byrd – country music artist
- Dean Corll – serial killer
- Clay Walker – country music artist[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for VIDOR ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Approximate School District Areas". Texas Education Agency. September 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2024. - Text list
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jasper County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2024. - Text list
- ↑ "About Vidor ISD" (Archive). Vidor Independent School District. Retrieved on August 16, 2015.
- ↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
- ↑ "VISD History". Vidor Independent School District. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ↑ Corcoran, Michael (October 21, 1993). "The other side of town: Singing stars hope to improve Vidor's image". The Dallas Morning News (Google News archive). Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2010.