Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Amarillo ISD students was Hispanic, accounting for 46.9% of the student population.
Among the four districts in Randall County, Texas College Preparatory Academies ranked second in enrollment numbers with 16,478 students, while Canyon ISD welcomed 11,075 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Amarillo ISD roughly covers schools within Randall County with its main office in Amarillo.
In the previous school year, Amarillo ISD had the highest number of students among Randall County districts.
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.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.
District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Amarillo ISD | Amarillo | 30,342 |
Texas College Preparatory Academies | Lewisville | 16,478 |
Canyon ISD | Canyon | 11,075 |
Premier High Schools | Lewisville | 7,117 |