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Amarillo Independent School District
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 29,729 (2023-2024)
Schools: 55 (2023-2024)
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Amarillo Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Potter and Randall counties). During the 2024 school year, 29,729 students attended one of the district's 55 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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• 2025
• 2023
• 2021
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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 3, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Don Powell (Nonpartisan)	31.0	13,393
✔	Submit photo	Tom Warren II (Nonpartisan)	22.0	9,494
✔	Submit photo	David Nance (Nonpartisan)	16.5	7,112
✔	Submit photo	Doyle Corder (Nonpartisan)	10.2	4,394
	Submit photo	Kayla Mendez (Nonpartisan)	8.6	3,729
	Submit photo	Jonathan Werner (Nonpartisan)	6.6	2,837
	Submit photo	Migel Garcia (Nonpartisan)	5.1	2,204

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,163
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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jon Beilue (Nonpartisan)	23.4	4,219
✔	Submit photo	Steve Trafton (Nonpartisan)	20.1	3,616
✔	Submit photo	Connie Brown (Nonpartisan)	14.9	2,690
	Submit photo	Robin Leeah (Nonpartisan)	13.3	2,401
	Submit photo	Dick Ford (Nonpartisan)	11.7	2,114
	Submit photo	Kimberly Anderson (Nonpartisan)	11.6	2,089
	Submit photo	Ryan Brown (Nonpartisan)	5.0	897

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,026
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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Don Powell (Nonpartisan)	41.8	22,032
✔	Submit photo	David Nance (Nonpartisan)	19.4	10,233
✔	Submit photo	Kayla Mendez (Nonpartisan)	11.9	6,249
✔	Submit photo	Doyle Corder (Nonpartisan)	9.9	5,210
	Submit photo	Bennie Anderson (Nonpartisan)	7.3	3,847
	Submit photo	Louis Montaño (Nonpartisan)	7.0	3,673
	Submit photo	Charles D'Amico (Nonpartisan)	2.8	1,475

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 52,719
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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dick Ford (Nonpartisan)	22.4	7,670
✔	Submit photo	Kimberly Anderson (Nonpartisan)	16.4	5,608
✔	Submit photo	Alonzo Everhart (Nonpartisan)	14.6	4,974
		Jim Austin (Nonpartisan)	13.0	4,457
		John Betancourt (Nonpartisan)	12.6	4,313
	Submit photo	Rob Parker (Nonpartisan)	9.3	3,174
	Submit photo	Aaron Ladd (Nonpartisan)	8.4	2,882
	Submit photo	Hobert Brown Jr. (Nonpartisan)	3.2	1,098

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 34,176
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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

Special general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large

Incumbent Robin Malone won election in the special general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Malone (Nonpartisan)	100.0	8,802

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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large

Incumbent James Allen, incumbent John Blanchard, incumbent Renee McCown, and incumbent Cristy Wilkinson won election in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 6, 2017.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	James Allen (Nonpartisan)
✔	Submit photo	John Blanchard (Nonpartisan)
✔	Submit photo	Renee McCown (Nonpartisan)
✔	Submit photo	Cristy Wilkinson (Nonpartisan)

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Amarillo Independent School District At-large

General election

General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large

Incumbent Jim Austin, incumbent John Betancourt, and incumbent Scott Flow won election in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 9, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Jim Austin (Nonpartisan)
✔		John Betancourt (Nonpartisan)
✔		Scott Flow (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Amarillo Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Tom Warren II	At-large	2025	2029
Don Powell	At-large	2021	2029
Doyle Corder	At-large	2020	2029
David Nance	At-large	2019	2029
Jon Beilue	At-large	2023	2027
Connie Brown	At-large	2023	2027
Steve Trafton	At-large	2023	2027

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Amarillo Independent School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 87	Caroline Fairly	Republican Party	70%	1%
Texas House of Representatives District 86	John Smithee	Republican Party	30%	< 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$78,795,000	$2,553	20%
Local:	$119,231,000	$3,863	30%
State:	$194,353,000	$6,297	50%
Total:	$392,379,000	$12,712

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$395,288,000	$12,806
Total Current Expenditures:	$360,121,000	$11,667
Instructional Expenditures:	$229,743,000	$7,443	58%
Student and Staff Support:	$43,411,000	$1,406	11%
Administration:	$30,648,000	$992	8%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$56,319,000	$1,824	14%
Total Capital Outlay:	$25,944,000	$840
Construction:	$21,955,000	$711
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,379,000	$44
Interest on Debt:	$7,653,000	$247

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	44	54	26	39	40-49	37	55
2020-2021	44	57	26	39	40-49	40	56
2018-2019	53	55	37	49	50-59	52	63
2017-2018	52	57	35	49	50-59	50	62
2016-2017	82	82	70	81	80-84	81	87
2015-2016	80	77	67	79	85-89	77	85
2014-2015	78	74	64	77	75-79	77	84
2013-2014	82	75	69	80	85-89	82	88
2012-2013	80	70	65	79	80-84	84	87
2011-2012	85	75	73	84	80-84	89	90
2010-2011	85	67	74	84	85-89		90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	51	58	33	46	50-59	49	62
2020-2021	41	45	25	36	30-34	39	52
2018-2019	44	41	27	40	40-44	45	55
2017-2018	43	42	28	38	30-39	42	54
2016-2017	71	56	58	70	70-74	71	81
2015-2016	72	57	58	69	70-74	73	81
2014-2015	74	57	61	73	70-74	76	83
2013-2014	77	57	65	74	70-74	81	86
2012-2013	78	56	67	75	75-79	86	87
2011-2012	89	67	82	88	85-89	92	93
2010-2011	88	62	81	87	90-94		93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2021-2022	89	90-94	80-84	88	>=50	80-89	92
2020-2021	89	85-89	80-84	90	>=50	80-89	92
2018-2019	87	70-74	85-89	87	>=50	80-89	91
2017-2018	89	75-79	85-89	88	>=50	80-89	93
2016-2017	90	80-84	80-84	89	>=50	80-89	93
2015-2016	87	55-59	80-84	86	>=50	80-89	92
2014-2015	84	60-64	75-79	82	>=50	80-89	91
2013-2014	84	65-69	75-79	83	>=50	80-89	90
2012-2013	85	60-64	70-74	84	>=50	80-89	90
2011-2012	84	60-64	80-84	83	>=50	80-89	90
2010-2011	85	75-79	75-79	84	>=50	80-89	89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	29,729	-2.1
2022-2023	30,342	-1.7
2021-2022	30,866	-1.7
2020-2021	31,388	-3.3
2019-2020	32,436	-1.2
2018-2019	32,829	-0.7
2017-2018	33,068	-1.4
2016-2017	33,537	-0.4
2015-2016	33,673	0.3
2014-2015	33,576	0.4
2013-2014	33,456	0.4
2012-2013	33,327	1.0
2011-2012	32,995	0.9
2010-2011	32,682	2.4
2009-2010	31,890	2.8
2008-2009	31,005	1.4
2007-2008	30,560	0.5
2006-2007	30,394	1.1
2005-2006	30,061	0.6
2004-2005	29,881	1.2
2003-2004	29,527	1.0
2002-2003	29,244	0.1
2001-2002	29,205	1.0
2000-2001	28,908	-0.6
1999-2000	29,069	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Amarillo Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	4.7	5.4
Black	10.5	12.8
Hispanic	47.4	53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	3.1	3.1
White	33.7	25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Amarillo Independent School District had 2,065.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.39.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	92.37
Kindergarten:	115.55
Elementary:	747.77
Secondary:	841.88
Total:	2,065.88

Amarillo Independent School District employed 43.44 district administrators and 135.21 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	43.44
District Administrative Support:	84.92
School Administrators:	135.21
School Administrative Support:	94.66

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	459.05
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	14.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	85.54
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	31.35
Library/Media Support:	18.58
Student Support Services:	230.17
Other Support Services:	734.24

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Amarillo Independent School District operates 55 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Amarillo H S	2,170	9-12
Amtech Career Academy	11	9-12
Austin Middle	687	6-8
Avondale El	489	PK-5
Belmar El	378	PK-5
Bivins El	420	PK-5
Bonham Middle	868	6-8
Bowie 6th Grade Campus	341	6-6
Bowie Middle	740	6-8
Caprock H S	2,137	9-12
Coronado El	384	PK-5
Crockett Middle	860	6-8
Eastridge El	550	PK-5
Emerson El	512	PK-5
Fannin Middle	564	6-8
Forest Hill El	476	PK-5
George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy	334	PK-1
George Washington Carver El Academy	352	2-5
Glenwood El	475	PK-5
Hamlet El	290	PK-5
Houston Middle	571	6-8
Humphrey'S Highland El	539	PK-5
Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus	201	6-6
Lamar El	286	PK-5
Landergin El	237	PK-5
Lawndale El	362	PK-5
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	406	5-8
Mann Middle	426	6-8
Mesa Verde El	383	PK-5
North Heights Alter	120	9-12
Oak Dale El	339	PK-5
Olsen Park El	384	PK-5
Palo Duro H S	1,902	9-12
Paramount Terrace El	308	PK-5
Park Hills El	229	PK-5
Pleasant Valley El	199	PK-5
Puckett El	335	PK-5
Ridgecrest El	400	PK-5
Rogers El	483	PK-5
Sanborn El	394	PK-5
San Jacinto El	384	PK-5
Sleepy Hollow El	515	PK-5
South Georgia El	404	PK-5
South Lawn El	315	PK-5
Sunrise El	222	PK-5
Tascosa H S	2,208	9-12
Tradewind El	683	PK-5
Travis 6th Grade Campus	303	6-6
Travis Middle	612	6-8
Western Plateau El	434	PK-5
Whittier El	413	PK-5
Wills El	484	PK-5
Windsor El	440	PK-5
Wolflin El	316	PK-5
Woodlands El	454	PK-4

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