Public schools in Amarillo, TX

Amarillo has 79 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 12 high, 18 middle, 47 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 39,956 students. They are run by 7 districts and agencies; Amarillo ISD runs 55 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 7 districts and agencies that run Amarillo's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in AmarilloDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Amarillo ISD5530,342$11,802
Canyon ISD1411,075$9,905
River Road ISD41,297$13,999
Highland Park ISD3789$14,717
Texas College Preparatory Academies116,478$10,324
Premier High Schools17,117$10,443
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)11,693$9,097

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

12 high schools in Amarillo, 11,846 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Tascosa High School2,17615.444.7%Amarillo ISD
Amarillo High School2,16115.924.5%Amarillo ISD
Caprock High School2,05814.764.8%Amarillo ISD
Palo Duro High School1,94914.678.2%Amarillo ISD
West Plains High School1,22115.418.7%Canyon ISD
Randall High School1,12613.727.5%Canyon ISD
River Road High School40011.248.5%River Road ISD
Premier H S of Amarillo25017.957.2%Premier High Schools
Highland Park High School2139.635.7%Highland Park ISD
North Heights Alter1373.846.0%Amarillo ISD
The other 2 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo13319.059.4%Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)
Amtech Career Academy224.713.6%Amarillo ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

18 middle schools in Amarillo, 9,436 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bonham Middle89219.025.9%Amarillo ISD
Crockett Middle82316.934.1%Amarillo ISD
Bowie Middle72114.974.9%Amarillo ISD
Austin Middle70817.958.9%Amarillo ISD
West Plains Junior High63015.923.8%Canyon ISD
Greenways Intermediate62916.526.4%Canyon ISD
Fannin Middle59215.465.4%Amarillo ISD
Pinnacle Intermediate59016.132.2%Canyon ISD
Randall Junior High57917.230.6%Canyon ISD
Travis Middle57113.488.3%Amarillo ISD
The other 8 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Houston Middle55612.879.7%Amarillo ISD
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle42716.425.5%Amarillo ISD
Mann Middle41913.389.5%Amarillo ISD
Bowie 6th Grade Campus32614.280.1%Amarillo ISD
River Road Middle29412.457.5%River Road ISD
Travis 6th Grade Campus27513.388.0%Amarillo ISD
Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus21015.987.6%Amarillo ISD
Highland Park Middle19415.943.3%Highland Park ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

47 elementary schools in Amarillo, 18,170 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
City View Elementary69817.136.7%Canyon ISD
Tradewind Elementary65815.568.2%Amarillo ISD
Humphrey's Highland Elementary56715.780.4%Amarillo ISD
Sleepy Hollow Elementary51915.024.7%Amarillo ISD
Eastridge Elementary50413.092.3%Amarillo ISD
Emerson Elementary50014.389.6%Amarillo ISD
Rogers Elementary49014.487.6%Amarillo ISD
Forest Hill Elementary48413.688.4%Amarillo ISD
Avondale Elementary47515.173.7%Amarillo ISD
Wills Elementary45814.885.8%Amarillo ISD
The other 37 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Glenwood Elementary45515.180.9%Amarillo ISD
Woodlands Elementary45016.226.0%Amarillo ISD
Heritage Hills Elementary44516.025.2%Canyon ISD
Whittier Elementary44014.085.0%Amarillo ISD
Coronado Elementary43514.857.2%Amarillo ISD
Windsor Elementary43015.129.1%Amarillo ISD
Bivins Elementary41515.864.8%Amarillo ISD
Sanborn Elementary40413.985.4%Amarillo ISD
Arden Road Elementary40315.823.1%Canyon ISD
Western Plateau Elementary40014.852.3%Amarillo ISD
South Georgia Elementary39915.958.6%Amarillo ISD
Lakeview Elementary38814.946.4%Canyon ISD
Olsen Park Elementary38716.544.7%Amarillo ISD
Belmar Elementary38515.340.8%Amarillo ISD
San Jacinto Elementary36612.989.6%Amarillo ISD
Gene Howe Elementary36314.841.6%Canyon ISD
Ridgecrest Elementary36214.348.1%Amarillo ISD
Hillside Elementary36217.424.9%Canyon ISD
Lawndale Elementary35214.677.3%Amarillo ISD
Sundown Lane Elementary34415.243.3%Canyon ISD
Highland Park Elementary34213.152.3%Highland Park ISD
Mesa Verde Elementary33711.793.2%Amarillo ISD
Wolflin Elementary32614.855.5%Amarillo ISD
South Lawn Elementary32514.077.8%Amarillo ISD
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy32515.561.2%Amarillo ISD
George Washington Carver El Academy32114.966.0%Amarillo ISD
Puckett Elementary31615.024.1%Amarillo ISD
Oak Dale Elementary31413.172.9%Amarillo ISD
Paramount Terrace Elementary31313.056.5%Amarillo ISD
Rolling Hills Elementary30412.760.2%River Road ISD
Lamar Elementary28110.877.6%Amarillo ISD
Hamlet Elementary28012.792.5%Amarillo ISD
Landergin Elementary26012.583.5%Amarillo ISD
Willow Vista Eca22313.579.4%River Road ISD
Sunrise Elementary19610.989.8%Amarillo ISD
Pleasant Valley Elementary19510.871.8%Amarillo ISD
Park Hills Elementary17411.783.9%Amarillo ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 other schools in Amarillo, 504 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Amarillo Collegiate Academy46416.424.8%Texas College Preparatory Academies
Youth Ctr of High Plains404.816.3%Canyon ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Amarillo's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Amarillo school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 71% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 400 students (state 507).

Amarillo against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
AmarilloTexas
Median students per teacher14.814.5
Median school size (students)400507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)71%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%52%
Charter schools3.8%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 79 Amarillo schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Amarillo

  1. Amarillo ISDRuns 55 of Amarillo's 79 public schools and spent $11,802 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,802
  2. Tascosa High School, the largest high school in Amarillo2,176 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.2,176
  3. Compare Amarillo ISD with Canyon ISDAmarillo's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Amarillo addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Amarillo

  1. How many public schools are in Amarillo, TX?
    79 public schools with an address in Amarillo were open in 2024-25: 12 high, 18 middle, 47 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 39,956 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Amarillo?
    Tascosa High School, with 2,176 students in 2024-25 (Amarillo ISD).
  3. Which districts run Amarillo's schools?
    Amarillo ISD (55 schools), Canyon ISD (14 schools), River Road ISD (4 schools), Highland Park ISD (3 schools), and 3 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .