Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.6% of the students were girls, and 49.4% were boys.
The most represented ethnicity among Pampa High School students was white, accounting for 46.7% of the student population.
Among the nine schools in Gray County, Pampa Junior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 785 students, while Austin Elementary School welcomed 450 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Pampa High School is a part of Pampa ISD, which roughly covers schools within Gray County with its main office in Pampa.
In the previous school year, Pampa High School also had the highest number of students among Gray County schools.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
---|---|---|
Pampa High School | Pampa | 1,029 |
Pampa Junior High School | Pampa | 785 |
Austin Elementary School | Pampa | 450 |
Lamar Elementary School | Pampa | 446 |
Wilson Elementary School | Pampa | 400 |
Travis Elementary School | Pampa | 350 |
McLean School | Mclean | 187 |
Lefors School | Lefors | 177 |
Grandview-Hopkins Elementary School | Groom | 46 |