Palo Duro High School
Public high school in Amarillo, Texas · Amarillo ISD · Grades 9–12
Palo Duro High School serves 1,949 students in grades 9–12 in Amarillo (Potter County). It is one of 55 schools in Amarillo ISD. By enrollment it is the 352nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 133.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Amarillo ISD |
| County | Potter County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480813000170 |
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 | 1,949 | 29,321 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 70.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Palo Duro High School in context
Size
Palo Duro High School is the 4th largest of Amarillo ISD's 6 high schools; its 1,949 students are 6.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.3 miles away and have a median of 325 students, so Palo Duro 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 589 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 432, against an average of 487 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (432 against 589). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 59.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Amarillo ISD (47.9%). Black students are next, at 17.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.1% of students qualify 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
Palo Duro High School has 133.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,949 students would have about 139.2 teachers, so Palo Duro High School has 5.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is North Heights Alternative, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.5% |
| Black | 17.5% |
| White | 10.3% |
| Asian | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 589 |
| Grade 10 | 473 |
| Grade 11 | 455 |
| Grade 12 | 432 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 N Grant, Amarillo, TX 79107
Phone: (806)326-2400
Website: pdhsamaisd.sharpschool.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palo Duro High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Heights Alternative | Amarillo ISD | 1.4 mi | 137 | 3.8 | 51.8% |
| Caprock High School | Amarillo ISD | 3.5 mi | 2,058 | 14.7 | 74.5% |
| Amtech Career Academy | Amarillo ISD | 3.6 mi | 22 | 4.7 | 13.6% |
| Tascosa High School | Amarillo ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,176 | 15.4 | 53.2% |
| Premier H S of Amarillo | Premier High Schools | 4.6 mi | 250 | 17.9 | 59.2% |
| River Road High School | River Road ISD | 5.5 mi | 400 | 11.2 | 54.5% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Amarillo | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 6.0 mi | 133 | 19 | 60.2% |
| Amarillo High School | Amarillo ISD | 6.3 mi | 2,161 | 15.9 | 31.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.