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Palo Duro High School

1400 North Grant, Amarillo, TX, 79107-3999

Tel: (806)326-2400

Grades: PK-12 | 1,989 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Palo Duro High School serves 1,989 students in grades PK-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the TX state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body.
Palo Duro High School is one of 4 public combined schools within Amarillo, and operates within the Amarillo Independent School District.

The nearest elementary school is Lee Elementary School (0.5 miles away), the nearest middle school is Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus Middle School (0.6 miles away), and the nearest high school is North Heights Alter (1.4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, TX Dept. of Educ.	Palo Duro High School
Grades Offered	Grades PK-12
Total Students	1,989 students

% Male / % Female	49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers	135 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	13:1

	This School	(TX) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	11%	3%

% Hispanic	55%	50%

% Black	21%	13%

% White	12%	31%

Unknown	1%	3%


	This School	(TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	73%	44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	9%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Amarillo Independent School District
	This School's Agency	(TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	55	4
Number of Students Managed	31,005 students	730 students

District Total Revenue	$264,549,000	$8,721,000

District Expenditure	$265,950,000	$9,246,000

District Revenue / Student	$8,532	$11,947

District Expenditure / Student	$8,578	$12,666

Nearby Schools:

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Palo Duro High School
Grades: PK-12 | 0 mi. away

Lee Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Rogers Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus Middle School
Grades: 6-06 | 0.6 mi. away

Mann Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.7 mi. away

Emerson Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

View all schools in: Amarillo, Potter County, Zip 79107

Related School News:

Lee "Poppy" Jones - Amarillo.com
posted on December 28, 2012 at 06:36:14 am
Lee "Poppy" JonesAmarillo.comHe also went to Travis Junior High School in the ninth grade and Palo Duro High School. Travis Junior High ...
James Alan Osburn - Amarillo.com
posted on December 21, 2012 at 04:58:48 am
James Alan OsburnAmarillo.comJames was the assistant wrestling coach at Palo Duro High School as well as a professional wrestling referee. He ...
Lisa Lynn Horner - Amarillo.com
posted on December 21, 2012 at 04:30:25 am
Lisa Lynn HornerAmarillo.comShe attended Palo Duro High School and Texas State Technical Institute, where she was enrolled in the ...

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