Amarillo Gazette

Hispanic students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Potter County schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 21,497 students attending Potter County schools, 49.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Potter County, comprising 48.4% of the student body.

Travis Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the schools in the county, which included 55.6% Hispanic students, 18.3% Black students, 15% Asian students, 8.2% white students, 2% multiracial students, 0.7% American Indian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

When compared to the previous school year, total public school enrollment in the county dropped 4.1%.

“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	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Amtech Career Academy	White	72.7%	11
Austin Middle School	White	43.4%	687
Avondale Elementary School	Hispanic	42.3%	489
Belmar Elementary School	White	51.1%	378
Bivins Elementary School	White	47.1%	420
Bowie 6TH Grade Campus	Hispanic	81.5%	341
Bowie Middle School	Hispanic	82.8%	740
Bushland Elementary School	White	68.5%	292
Bushland High School	White	76.4%	471
Bushland Middle School	White	75.7%	366
Eastridge Elementary School	Asian	39.6%	550
Emerson Elementary School	Hispanic	90.2%	512
Forest Hill Elementary School	Hispanic	81.3%	476
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	Hispanic	44%	334
George Washington Carver Elementary Academy	Hispanic	34.1%	352
Glenwood Elementary School	Hispanic	83.6%	475
Hamlet Elementary School	Black	56.2%	290
Highland Park Elementary School	Hispanic	45.5%	367
Highland Park High School	White	44.2%	224
Highland Park Middle School	Hispanic	48.2%	197
Houston Middle School	Hispanic	44.7%	571
Humphrey's Highland Elementary School	Hispanic	87.2%	539
Johnny N. Allen-6th Grade Campus	Hispanic	64.7%	201
Lawndale Elementary School	Hispanic	72.4%	362
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	White	52.7%	406
Mann Middle School	Hispanic	61.3%	426
Mesa Verde Elementary School	Black	36%	383
North Heights Alter	Hispanic	53.3%	120
Oak Dale Elementary School	Hispanic	68.4%	339
Olsen Park Elementary School	White	58.6%	384
Palo Duro High School	Hispanic	58.6%	1,902
Park Hills Elementary School	Hispanic	65.5%	229
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Hispanic	50.3%	199
River Road High School	White	61.2%	387
River Road Middle School	White	61.6%	305
Rogers Elementary School	Hispanic	81.8%	483
Rolling Hills Elementary School	White	63.8%	301
San Jacinto Elementary School	Hispanic	52.1%	384
Sanborn Elementary School	Hispanic	89.3%	394
Sunrise Elementary School	Hispanic	71.2%	222
Tascosa High School	White	44.8%	2,208
Travis 6TH Grade Campus	Hispanic	55.8%	303
Travis Middle School	Hispanic	55.6%	612
Whittier Elementary School	Hispanic	75.3%	413
Willow Vista Early Childhood Academy	White	49.5%	198
Wills Elementary School	Hispanic	27.7%	484
Wolflin Elementary School	White	50.9%	316
Woodlands Elementary School	White	62.6%	454