The Vidor Independent School District is a public school district

School district

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  based in Vidor

Vidor, Texas

Vidor is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, six miles east of Beaumont. The town is mainly a bedroom community for the nearby refining complexes in Beaumont and Port Arthur and...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. The district serves a 121.38 square miles (314.4 km²) area in northwestern Orange County

Orange County, Texas

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 and a small portion of far southwestern Jasper County, including the cities of Vidor, Rose City

Rose City, Texas

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, and Pine Forest

Pine Forest, Texas

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In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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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.

Schools

• Vidor High School (Grades 9-12)
• AIMs Center High School (Alternative, Grades 9-12)
• Vidor Junior High School (Grades 7-8)
• Vidor Middle School (Grades 5-6)
• Oak Forest Elementary School (Grades PK-4)
• Pine Forest Elementary School (Grades PK-4)
• Vidor Elementary School (Grades PK-4)

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Vidor High School include country music

Country music

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 singers Tracy Byrd and Clay Walker

Clay Walker

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The serial killer, Dean Corll

Dean Corll

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was also a well-known student after the revelations that he was responsible for the Houston Mass Murders.