Amarillo Gazette

There were 139 American Indian students enrolled in Potter County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Potter County welcomed 34,582 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 65 schools in Potter County, Caprock High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14 students.

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 name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Tascosa High School	0.5	2,185
Amarillo High School	0.4	2,168
Caprock High School	0.7	2,111
Palo Duro High School	0.4	1,895
Crockett Middle School	0.7	868
Bonham Middle School	0.7	851
Bowie Middle School	0.5	809
Austin Middle School	0.3	752
Tradewind Elementary School	1.1	729
Houston Middle School	0.1	707
Fannin Middle School	0.1	695
Eastridge Elementary School	0.2	662
Travis Middle School	0.3	652
Avondale Elementary School	0.4	563
Bushland Elementary School	0	541
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	0.2	531
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School	0.2	520
Bushland High School	0.4	507
Bushland Middle School	0.2	502
Emerson Elementary School	0	491
San Jacinto Elementary School	0.6	486
Wills Elementary School	0.4	486
Forest Hill Elementary School	0.2	484
Rogers Elementary School	0	477
Whittier Elementary School	0.4	474
Bivins Elementary School	0.4	466
Mann Middle School	0.6	465
River Road High School	0.7	448
Windsor Elementary School	0.2	447
Coronado Elementary School	0.5	435
Glenwood Elementary School	0	434
Woodlands Elementary School	0	434
Olsen Park Elementary School	0	424
Sanborn Elementary School	0	420
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	0.2	419
Ridgecrest Elementary School	0	419
Rolling Hills Elementary School	0.7	418
Western Plateau Elementary School	0.7	417
Highland Park Elementary School	0.3	389
Oak Dale Elementary School	0.3	383
South Georgia Elementary School	1.3	374
Mesa Verde Elementary School	0.3	365
Belmar Elementary School	0.3	363
Lawndale Elementary School	0	362
Bowie 6TH Grade Campus	0.9	348
Paramount Terrace Elementary School	0.9	346
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	0.3	345
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	0.3	344
South Lawn Elementary School	0	341
Puckett Elementary School	0	331
River Road Middle School	0	331
Wolflin Elementary School	0.6	331
Lamar Elementary School	0	315
Travis 6TH Grade Campus	0.3	315
Hamlet Elementary School	0	285
Park Hills Elementary School	0.4	269
Sunrise Elementary School	1.9	269
Highland Park High School	2.5	244
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	0.9	235
Landergin Elementary School	0	214
Johnny N. Allen-6th Grade Campus	0	205
Highland Park Middle School	0	193
North Heights Alter	0.7	144
Willow Vista Early Childhood Academy	0	143
Amtech Career Academy	0	6