Amarillo ISD
Public school district · Potter County · Texas · NCES district ID 4808130
Amarillo ISD spent $11,802 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,244). Its 55 schools enrolled 29,321 students in 2024-25; 46.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,005 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Amarillo ISD in enrollment (27,842 to 33,340 students) and Amarillo ISD itself.
Where the money came from
$401,857,000 in revenue: 46.3% state, 33.0% local and 20.7% federal. Total spending including $14,025,000 of capital outlay was $382,084,000, or $12,593 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$186,048,000 46%
- Local$132,510,000 33%
- Federal$83,299,000 21%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 577 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
30,342 students in 2022-23, 29,729 students in 2023-24, 29,321 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 30,342 | 2083.7 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 29,729 | 2058.0 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 29,321 | 2019.4 | 14.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$124,021,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,087 per student
Amarillo ISD booked $124,021,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,092 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $59,296 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $79,414,000 | 64.0% |
| Special education | $14,416,000 | 11.6% |
| Vocational | $5,824,000 | 4.7% |
| Other programs | $24,367,000 | 19.6% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,648 in 2018-19, $3,859 in 2019-20, $4,099 in 2020-21, $4,191 in 2021-22, $4,087 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Amarillo ISD scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 45% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | Texas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 53% | 52% | 13,685 |
| Math | 45% | 42% | 13,662 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% of the 2,011 students in Amarillo ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 2,011 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
37 elementary schools, 14,298 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tradewind Elementary | 658 | 15.5 | 68.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Humphrey's Highland Elementary | 567 | 15.7 | 80.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Sleepy Hollow Elementary | 519 | 15.0 | 24.7% | Not Title I |
| Eastridge Elementary | 504 | 13.0 | 92.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Emerson Elementary | 500 | 14.3 | 89.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Rogers Elementary | 490 | 14.4 | 87.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Forest Hill Elementary | 484 | 13.6 | 88.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Avondale Elementary | 475 | 15.1 | 73.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Wills Elementary | 458 | 14.8 | 85.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Glenwood Elementary | 455 | 15.1 | 80.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodlands Elementary | 450 | 16.2 | 26.0% | Not Title I |
| Whittier Elementary | 440 | 14.0 | 85.0% | Schoolwide program |
The other 25 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronado Elementary | 435 | 14.8 | 57.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Windsor Elementary | 430 | 15.1 | 29.1% | Not Title I |
| Bivins Elementary | 415 | 15.8 | 64.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Sanborn Elementary | 404 | 13.9 | 85.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Western Plateau Elementary | 400 | 14.8 | 52.3% | Schoolwide program |
| South Georgia Elementary | 399 | 15.9 | 58.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Olsen Park Elementary | 387 | 16.5 | 44.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Belmar Elementary | 385 | 15.3 | 40.8% | Eligible, no program |
| San Jacinto Elementary | 366 | 12.9 | 89.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Ridgecrest Elementary | 362 | 14.3 | 48.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Lawndale Elementary | 352 | 14.6 | 77.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Mesa Verde Elementary | 337 | 11.7 | 93.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Wolflin Elementary | 326 | 14.8 | 55.5% | Schoolwide program |
| South Lawn Elementary | 325 | 14.0 | 77.8% | Schoolwide program |
| George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy | 325 | 15.5 | 61.2% | Schoolwide program |
| George Washington Carver El Academy | 321 | 14.9 | 66.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Puckett Elementary | 316 | 15.0 | 24.1% | Not Title I |
| Oak Dale Elementary | 314 | 13.1 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Paramount Terrace Elementary | 313 | 13.0 | 56.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Lamar Elementary | 281 | 10.8 | 77.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Hamlet Elementary | 280 | 12.7 | 92.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Landergin Elementary | 260 | 12.5 | 83.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Sunrise Elementary | 196 | 10.9 | 89.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | 195 | 10.8 | 71.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Park Hills Elementary | 174 | 11.7 | 83.9% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
12 middle schools, 6,520 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonham Middle | 892 | 19.0 | 25.9% | Not Title I |
| Crockett Middle | 823 | 16.9 | 34.1% | Eligible, no program |
| Bowie Middle | 721 | 14.9 | 74.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Austin Middle | 708 | 17.9 | 58.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Fannin Middle | 592 | 15.4 | 65.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Travis Middle | 571 | 13.4 | 88.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Houston Middle | 556 | 12.8 | 79.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle | 427 | 16.4 | 25.5% | Not Title I |
| Mann Middle | 419 | 13.3 | 89.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Bowie 6th Grade Campus | 326 | 14.2 | 80.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Travis 6th Grade Campus | 275 | 13.3 | 88.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus | 210 | 15.9 | 87.6% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
6 high schools, 8,503 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tascosa High School | 2,176 | 15.4 | 44.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Amarillo High School | 2,161 | 15.9 | 24.5% | Not Title I |
| Caprock High School | 2,058 | 14.7 | 64.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Palo Duro High School | 1,949 | 14.6 | 78.2% | Schoolwide program |
| North Heights Alter | 137 | 3.8 | 46.0% | Eligible, no program |
| Amtech Career Academy | 22 | 4.7 | 13.6% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Amarillo ISD
- Website: amaisd.org
- Phone: (806) 326-1000
- Office: 7200 I-40 W, Amarillo, TX 79106
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Amarillo ISD
- Texas districts by spending per studentAmarillo ISD ranks 341 of 577 Texas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,802).#341 of 577
- Every school district in TexasAmarillo ISD is the number 45 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 30,342 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#45 of 1,212
- Irving ISDThe next larger Texas district: 31,767 students in fall 2022, $12,187 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,187
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDThe next smaller Texas district: 30,003 students in fall 2022, $14,411 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,411
- Compare Amarillo ISD with Irving ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Tascosa High School, its largest high school2,176 students in 2024-25, 15.4 per teacher.2,176
- Teacher salary spending across TexasAmarillo ISD spent $59,296 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$59,296
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Amarillo ISD
How many schools and students are in Amarillo ISD?
55 schools were open in 2024-25 (37 elementary, 12 middle, 6 high), enrolling 29,321 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Amarillo ISD spend per student?
$11,802 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,244 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,005 per student, up 1.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Amarillo ISD's money come from?
$401,857,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.3% state, 33.0% local and 20.7% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Amarillo ISD live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 8,195 of the 32,359 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Amarillo ISD spend on teacher salaries?
$124,021,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,087 per student. Divided by the 2,092 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,296 per teacher, more than 88 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Amarillo ISD do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Amarillo ISD scored proficient or above: 53% in reading and 45% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Amarillo ISD?
90% of the 2,011 students in Amarillo ISD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Amarillo ISD's NCES district ID?
4808130. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25