Amarillo Gazette

Tascosa High School had the highest enrollment among Potter County schools, welcoming 2,187 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.6% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Tascosa High School students was white, accounting for 44.7% of the student population.

Among the 48 schools in Potter County, Palo Duro High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,923 students, while Bowie Middle School welcomed 748 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 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.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

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 Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Tascosa High School	Amarillo	2,187
Palo Duro High School	Amarillo	1,923
Bowie Middle School	Amarillo	748
Austin Middle School	Amarillo	677
Houston Middle School	Amarillo	656
Travis Middle School	Amarillo	629
Eastridge Elementary School	Amarillo	596
Avondale Elementary School	Amarillo	548
Bushland Elementary School	Bushland	534
Wills Elementary School	Amarillo	518
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School	Amarillo	509
Bushland High School	Bushland	501
Rogers Elementary School	Amarillo	497
Forest Hill Elementary School	Amarillo	494
Emerson Elementary School	Amarillo	484
Bushland Middle School	Bushland	476
Mann Middle School	Amarillo	458
Woodlands Elementary School	Amarillo	455
Whittier Elementary School	Amarillo	453
San Jacinto Elementary School	Amarillo	441
Bivins Elementary School	Amarillo	439
Glenwood Elementary School	Amarillo	433
Olsen Park Elementary School	Amarillo	426
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	Amarillo	410
River Road High School	Amarillo	402
Mesa Verde Elementary School	Amarillo	395
Sanborn Elementary School	Amarillo	386
Bowie 6TH Grade Campus	Amarillo	374
Highland Park Elementary School	Amarillo	369
Belmar Elementary School	Amarillo	360
Lawndale Elementary School	Amarillo	353
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Amarillo	351
Oak Dale Elementary School	Amarillo	349
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	Amarillo	338
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	Amarillo	327
River Road Middle School	Amarillo	319
Wolflin Elementary School	Amarillo	311
Travis 6TH Grade Campus	Amarillo	308
Hamlet Elementary School	Amarillo	295
Sunrise Elementary School	Amarillo	266
Park Hills Elementary School	Amarillo	262
Highland Park High School	Amarillo	228
Willow Vista Early Childhood Academy	Amarillo	225
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Amarillo	214
Johnny N. Allen-6th Grade Campus	Amarillo	193
Highland Park Middle School	Amarillo	192
North Heights Alter	Amarillo	114
Amtech Career Academy	Amarillo	3