BUSHLAND H S

Located at 18701 JIM LINE RD, in AMARILLO, Texas, BUSHLAND H S is a low-enrollment secondary school that caters to 497 students (grades 9 through 12), part of BUSHLAND ISD. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 4 schools in BUSHLAND ISD (1,434 students total), BUSHLAND H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BUSHLAND H S lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest reads as 20% Hispanic, 3% 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, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Potter County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BUSHLAND H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 73.6%.

In the area at large, Potter County reports that median household income runs about $53,249, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Potter County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,501 students), of which BUSHLAND H S is one.

The closest other public school is BUSHLAND J H, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BUSHLAND H S comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.3%.

BUSHLAND H S operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 497 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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