CLAUDE SCHOOLS
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 297 students:
≈ 16 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $14,060 per student in district revenue, the 16 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $224,960/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROOM SCHOOL GROOM |
Public | 16.0 | 39 | — |
| PANHANDLE H S PANHANDLE |
Public | 17.0 | 201 | +9.8% |
| HIGHLAND PARK H S AMARILLO |
Public | 19.1 | 213 | -12.7% |
| WHITE DEER H S WHITE DEER |
Public | 24.8 | 86 | -8.5% |
| CAPROCK H S AMARILLO |
Public | 25.2 | 2,058 | -2.5% |
| PALO DURO H S AMARILLO |
Public | 27.2 | 1,949 | +2.8% |
| Central Baptist Christian Academy Amarillo |
Private | 27.7 | 9 | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Academy Amarillo |
Private | 28.2 | 114 | +20.0% |