Amarillo Gazette

Potter County schools enrolled 16,480 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 22,426 students enrolled in Potter County schools, 73.5% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 2.3% increase over the previous school year.

Potter County enrolled the 31st highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Palo Duro High School	1,624	1,923
Tascosa High School	1,239	2,187
Bowie Middle School	654	748
Travis Middle School	579	629
Houston Middle School	577	656
Eastridge Elementary School	559	596
Wills Elementary School	486	518
Rogers Elementary School	472	497
Forest Hill Elementary School	467	494
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School	459	509
Emerson Elementary School	458	484
Avondale Elementary School	439	548
Whittier Elementary School	432	453
Austin Middle School	428	677
Mann Middle School	423	458
San Jacinto Elementary School	420	441
Glenwood Elementary School	397	433
Mesa Verde Elementary School	381	395
Sanborn Elementary School	359	386
Bowie 6TH Grade Campus	336	374
Bivins Elementary School	332	439
Lawndale Elementary School	317	353
Oak Dale Elementary School	297	349
Travis 6TH Grade Campus	286	308
Hamlet Elementary School	269	295
River Road High School	253	402
Sunrise Elementary School	249	266
Park Hills Elementary School	248	262
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	236	327
Rolling Hills Elementary School	233	351
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	231	338
Olsen Park Elementary School	221	426
River Road Middle School	216	319
Wolflin Elementary School	210	311
Highland Park Elementary School	206	369
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	192	214
Johnny N. Allen-6th Grade Campus	182	193
Willow Vista Early Childhood Academy	168	225
Belmar Elementary School	167	360
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	133	410
Woodlands Elementary School	133	455
Highland Park Middle School	110	192
Bushland Elementary School	85	534
Bushland High School	84	501
North Heights Alter	83	114
Highland Park High School	80	228
Bushland Middle School	68	476
Amtech Career Academy	2	3