Amarillo Gazette

There were 7,548 Hispanic students enrolled in Randall County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% 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, Hispanic students comprised 34.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 40 schools in Randall County, Caprock High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,461 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Amarillo High School	21.9	2,170
Caprock High School	69.9	2,090
Randall High School	32.3	1,148
Canyon High School	21.6	1,082
Crockett Middle School	27.5	874
Bonham Middle School	23.9	867
Tradewind Elementary School	54.6	699
Fannin Middle School	50.1	657
Reeves-Hinger Elementary School	25.3	636
City View Elementary School	38.9	628
Greenways Intermediate School	33.9	619
Westover Park Junior High School	30.4	615
Canyon Junior High School	19.2	548
Canyon Intermediate School	23.4	546
Pinnacle Intermediate School	35.1	539
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	13	517
Amarillo Collegiate Academy	27.3	472
Crestview Elementary School	21.2	449
Windsor Elementary School	18.8	442
Western Plateau Elementary School	28.8	431
Arden Road Elementary School	25.4	421
Coronado Elementary School	43.1	418
Ridgecrest Elementary School	34	412
Spring Canyon Elementary School	21.1	407
Heritage Hills Elementary School	34.1	402
South Georgia Elementary School	36.5	395
Gene Howe Elementary School	35.1	373
Lakeview Elementary School	31.4	369
Hillside Elementary School	37.9	348
Puckett Elementary School	25.6	344
Sundown Lane Elementary School	34.9	341
South Lawn Elementary School	41.6	327
Paramount Terrace Elementary School	35.9	320
Lamar Elementary School	35.7	314
Premier High School of Amarillo	47.9	257
Landergin Elementary School	55.1	236
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo	41.7	151
Midway Alternative High School	35.4	79
Premier High School-Canyon	32.2	59
Youth Center of High Plains	40.8	49