Amarillo Gazette

There were 6,983 white students enrolled in Potter County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Potter County welcomed 22,426 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 31.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Potter County, Tascosa High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 977 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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Tascosa High School	44.7	2,187
Palo Duro High School	11.5	1,923
Bowie Middle School	12.2	748
Austin Middle School	45.5	677
Houston Middle School	26.4	656
Travis Middle School	8.6	629
Eastridge Elementary School	6.2	596
Avondale Elementary School	39.2	548
Bushland Elementary School	73.8	534
Wills Elementary School	23.7	518
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School	10.4	509
Bushland High School	78.4	501
Rogers Elementary School	6.6	497
Forest Hill Elementary School	9.7	494
Emerson Elementary School	5.8	484
Bushland Middle School	74.4	476
Mann Middle School	11.8	458
Woodlands Elementary School	61.3	455
Whittier Elementary School	9.1	453
San Jacinto Elementary School	23.8	441
Bivins Elementary School	46.7	439
Glenwood Elementary School	9.2	433
Olsen Park Elementary School	62.2	426
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	54.9	410
River Road High School	58	402
Mesa Verde Elementary School	25.8	395
Sanborn Elementary School	7	386
Bowie 6TH Grade Campus	11.5	374
Highland Park Elementary School	43.4	369
Belmar Elementary School	52.5	360
Lawndale Elementary School	19.3	353
Rolling Hills Elementary School	66.7	351
Oak Dale Elementary School	20.9	349
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	28.1	338
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	24.5	327
River Road Middle School	63.3	319
Wolflin Elementary School	51.8	311
Travis 6TH Grade Campus	10.1	308
Hamlet Elementary School	15.6	295
Sunrise Elementary School	13.5	266
Park Hills Elementary School	11.8	262
Highland Park High School	46.1	228
Willow Vista Early Childhood Academy	63.6	225
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	38.8	214
Johnny N. Allen-6th Grade Campus	13	193
Highland Park Middle School	40.6	192
North Heights Alter	18.4	114
Amtech Career Academy	33.3	3