Schools
- Yoakum Primary School (grades K-2)
- Yoakum Intermediate School (grades 3-5)
- Yoakum Junior High school (grades 6-8)
- Yoakum High School (grades 9-12, mascot: bulldogs) (in addition, high school students from the nearby Sweet Home Independent School District and St. Joseph Catholic School have the option to attend here)
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