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District profile / Texas
Amarillo ISD
29,321
Students
2024-25 school year
55
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,812
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Texas median
14.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Texas median 14.4
Amarillo ISD is a public school district based in Amarillo, Texas, serving 29,321 students in 55 schools. By enrollment it ranks #49 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 533 students each, about the same as the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Deidre Parish. It spends about $10,812 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Amarillo compares
AmarilloTexas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$378.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 16%State 53%Local 30%
| Measure | Amarillo | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,812 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,965 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $411.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $378.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 2,028 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 4,039 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 358 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Deidre Parish
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin ISDAlvin | 30,038 | 37 | $9,938 | 15.2 | #45 |
| Comal ISDNew Braunfels | 29,839 | 37 | $9,415 | 15.3 | #46 |
| Midland ISDMidland | 29,651 | 40 | $10,377 | 20.8 | #47 |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISDPharr | 29,613 | 43 | $12,946 | 14.3 | #48 |
| Amarillo ISDAmarillo · this district | 29,321 | 55 | $10,812 | 14.5 | #49 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette ParishLafayette, LA | 29,396 | $11,366 | 17.6 |
| Poudre School District R-1Fort Collins, CO | 29,381 | $12,021 | 15.7 |
| Muscogee CountyColumbus, GA | 29,362 | $11,503 | 14.0 |
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-EaganRosemount, MN | 29,224 | $13,182 | 15.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-tx-amarillo-isd