Amarillo Gazette

There were 12,234 white students enrolled in Randall County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Randall County welcomed 22,051 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 55.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 40 schools in Randall County, Amarillo High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,432 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.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Amarillo High School	66	2,170
Caprock High School	20.3	2,090
Randall High School	58.7	1,148
Canyon High School	74.5	1,082
Crockett Middle School	62.6	874
Bonham Middle School	66.2	867
Tradewind Elementary School	23.6	699
Fannin Middle School	34.6	657
Reeves-Hinger Elementary School	70	636
City View Elementary School	46.8	628
Greenways Intermediate School	56.4	619
Westover Park Junior High School	60.2	615
Canyon Junior High School	75.4	548
Canyon Intermediate School	72.3	546
Pinnacle Intermediate School	55.8	539
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	74.1	517
Amarillo Collegiate Academy	63.6	472
Crestview Elementary School	73.7	449
Windsor Elementary School	70.8	442
Western Plateau Elementary School	60.3	431
Arden Road Elementary School	64.6	421
Coronado Elementary School	44	418
Ridgecrest Elementary School	56.1	412
Spring Canyon Elementary School	71.7	407
Heritage Hills Elementary School	55.5	402
South Georgia Elementary School	49.6	395
Gene Howe Elementary School	57.1	373
Lakeview Elementary School	63.4	369
Hillside Elementary School	50.6	348
Puckett Elementary School	67.7	344
Sundown Lane Elementary School	59.8	341
South Lawn Elementary School	42.5	327
Paramount Terrace Elementary School	46.3	320
Lamar Elementary School	40.8	314
Premier High School of Amarillo	44	257
Landergin Elementary School	31.8	236
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	45	151
Midway Alternative High School	58.2	79
Premier High School-Canyon	64.4	59
Youth Center of High Plains	36.7	49