The Vidor Independent School District is a public school district based in Vidor, Texas, United States. The district serves a area in northwestern Orange County, including the cities of Vidor, Rose City, and Pine Forest, - Text list and a small portion of far southwestern Jasper County. - Text list The Jasper County portion has while the remainder is in Orange County."About Vidor ISD" (Archive). Vidor Independent School District. Retrieved on August 16, 2015.
In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
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) 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
See also List of school districts in Texas
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