GROOM SCHOOL
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 130 students:
≈ 19 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 $26,861 per student in district revenue, the 19 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $510,359/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE DEER H S WHITE DEER |
Public | 15.9 | 86 | -8.5% |
| CLAUDE SCHOOLS CLAUDE |
Public | 16.0 | 82 | -8.9% |
| PANHANDLE H S PANHANDLE |
Public | 18.4 | 201 | +9.8% |
| CLARENDON H S CLARENDON |
Public | 22.0 | 128 | -10.5% |
| LEFORS SCHOOL LEFORS |
Public | 23.7 | 52 | — |
| PAMPA H S PAMPA |
Public | 25.3 | 1,012 | -1.7% |
| MCLEAN SCHOOL MCLEAN |
Public | 29.1 | 56 | -6.7% |
| HIGHLAND PARK H S AMARILLO |
Public | 30.9 | 213 | -12.7% |