Amarillo Gazette

Potter County schools enrolled 16,110 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 22,990 students enrolled in Potter County schools, 70.1% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.5% decrease from the previous school year.

Potter County enrolled the 30th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Palo Duro High School	1,499	1,895
Tascosa High School	1,114	2,185
Bowie Middle School	665	809
Eastridge Elementary School	616	662
Houston Middle School	573	707
Travis Middle School	571	652
Emerson Elementary School	464	491
Austin Middle School	460	752
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School	459	520
San Jacinto Elementary School	449	486
Rogers Elementary School	447	477
Avondale Elementary School	446	563
Whittier Elementary School	439	474
Forest Hill Elementary School	438	484
Wills Elementary School	427	486
Mann Middle School	404	465
Glenwood Elementary School	397	434
Sanborn Elementary School	379	420
Mesa Verde Elementary School	345	365
Bivins Elementary School	329	466
Lawndale Elementary School	310	362
Bowie 6TH Grade Campus	308	348
Oak Dale Elementary School	298	383
Travis 6TH Grade Campus	281	315
Hamlet Elementary School	263	285
Park Hills Elementary School	255	269
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	248	344
Sunrise Elementary School	248	269
Highland Park Elementary School	241	389
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	231	345
River Road High School	230	448
Rolling Hills Elementary School	225	418
Wolflin Elementary School	213	331
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	207	235
Johnny N. Allen-6th Grade Campus	188	205
River Road Middle School	186	331
Olsen Park Elementary School	186	424
Belmar Elementary School	163	363
Highland Park Middle School	123	193
Woodlands Elementary School	111	434
Highland Park High School	108	244
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	107	419
Bushland Middle School	100	502
Willow Vista Early Childhood Academy	99	143
Bushland High School	96	507
North Heights Alter	87	144
Bushland Elementary School	76	541
Amtech Career Academy	1	6