BUSHLAND EL

BUSHLAND EL operates as an intimate primary school in AMARILLO, Texas, overseen by BUSHLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 273 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 47% below typical.

BUSHLAND ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,434 students; BUSHLAND EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BUSHLAND EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Potter County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BUSHLAND EL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Potter County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Potter County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,249 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Potter County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), BUSHLAND EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BUSHLAND H S, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BUSHLAND EL.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 48%: 526 students in 2018 compared to 273 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 67% over that span.

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