Amarillo Gazette

There were 995 Black students enrolled in Randall County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% 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, Black students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 40 schools in Randall County, Amarillo High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 118 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Amarillo High School	5.4	2,170
Caprock High School	5.1	2,090
Randall High School	4.1	1,148
Canyon High School	1.5	1,082
Crockett Middle School	3.7	874
Bonham Middle School	4.4	867
Tradewind Elementary School	8	699
Fannin Middle School	8.5	657
Reeves-Hinger Elementary School	1.7	636
City View Elementary School	8.6	628
Greenways Intermediate School	3.1	619
Westover Park Junior High School	3.6	615
Canyon Junior High School	1.8	548
Canyon Intermediate School	0.7	546
Pinnacle Intermediate School	2.6	539
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	2.9	517
Amarillo Collegiate Academy	2.3	472
Crestview Elementary School	0.9	449
Windsor Elementary School	5	442
Western Plateau Elementary School	7	431
Arden Road Elementary School	3.6	421
Coronado Elementary School	6.5	418
Ridgecrest Elementary School	4.1	412
Spring Canyon Elementary School	2	407
Heritage Hills Elementary School	4	402
South Georgia Elementary School	4.6	395
Gene Howe Elementary School	4.6	373
Lakeview Elementary School	0.8	369
Hillside Elementary School	4.9	348
Puckett Elementary School	1.7	344
Sundown Lane Elementary School	1.5	341
South Lawn Elementary School	7.6	327
Paramount Terrace Elementary School	10.3	320
Lamar Elementary School	15.9	314
Premier High School of Amarillo	2.7	257
Landergin Elementary School	8.5	236
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	9.9	151
Midway Alternative High School	2.5	79
Premier High School-Canyon	0	59
Youth Center of High Plains	18.4	49