Potter County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 school year?

Tascosa High School had the highest enrollment among Potter County schools, welcoming 2,208 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.1% of the students were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Tascosa High School students identified themselves as white, accounting for 44.8% of the student population.

Among the 48 schools in Potter County, Palo Duro High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,902 students, while Bowie Middle School welcomed 740 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Tascosa High School is a part of Amarillo ISD, which roughly covers schools within Potter County with its main office in Amarillo.

In the previous school year, Tascosa High School also had the highest number of students among Potter County schools.

A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.