AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY

AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY is a rural-scale 9-12 campus in AMARILLO, Texas, operated by AMARILLO ISD. The school caters to 22 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 97% below typical.

Within AMARILLO ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 29,321 students, AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Potter County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Potter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Potter County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), of which AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: WILLS EL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. AMTECH CAREER ACADEMY's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 22). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 10% to 27%. Class-load math has grew: from 0.7:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 in 2025.

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