Amarillo High School
Public high school in Amarillo, Texas · Amarillo ISD · Grades 9–12
Amarillo High School serves 2,161 students in grades 9–12 in Amarillo (Randall County). It is one of 55 schools in Amarillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 266th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 136.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Amarillo ISD |
| County | Randall County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480813000142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Amarillo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,161 | 29,321 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31.4% | 70.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Amarillo High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Amarillo ISD, Amarillo High School is the 2nd largest, with 7.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 688; Amarillo High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 574 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 482, against an average of 540 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (482 against 574). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 65.4% here and 33.2% across Amarillo ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 23.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.5% across Amarillo ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 136.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,161 students, Amarillo High School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,161 students would have about 154.4 teachers, so Amarillo High School has 18.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Amarillo High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo, 1.5 miles away in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen). Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.4% |
| Hispanic | 23.1% |
| Black | 5.5% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 574 |
| Grade 10 | 566 |
| Grade 11 | 539 |
| Grade 12 | 482 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4225 Danbury, Amarillo, TX 79109
Phone: (806)326-2000
Website: ahsamaisd.sharpschool.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Amarillo High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 1.5 mi | 133 | 19 | 60.2% |
| Premier H S of Amarillo | Premier High Schools | 1.6 mi | 250 | 17.9 | 59.2% |
| Tascosa High School | Amarillo ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,176 | 15.4 | 53.2% |
| Amtech Career Academy | Amarillo ISD | 2.8 mi | 22 | 4.7 | 13.6% |
| Randall High School | Canyon ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,126 | 13.7 | 34% |
| West Plains High School | Canyon ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,221 | 15.4 | 23.6% |
| North Heights Alternative | Amarillo ISD | 5.0 mi | 137 | 3.8 | 51.8% |
| Caprock High School | Amarillo ISD | 5.8 mi | 2,058 | 14.7 | 74.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.