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Atascosa County schools enroll 5,558 economically disadvantaged students in 2022-23 school year

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Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC

Atascosa County schools enrolled 5,558 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,180 students enrolled in Atascosa County schools, 67.9% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 6.1% increase over the previous school year.

Atascosa County enrolled the 68th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

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.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years

01,6003,2004,8006,4008,0002022-232021-222020-212019-208,1808,1805,5585,5587,8977,8975,2395,2397,8837,8834,8894,8898,1938,1935,4035,403Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

Economically Disadvantaged Students in Atascosa County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
Pleasanton Elementary School670958
Pleasanton High School570944
Pleasanton Junior High School513772
Pleasanton Primary School505695
Poteet Elementary School442544
Lytle Elementary School393541
Poteet High School360508
Poteet Intermediate School307372
Lytle Primary School307374
Jourdanton Elementary School283468
Poteet Junior High School277413
Jourdanton High School220442
Jourdanton Junior High School212377
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center188285
Charlotte Elementary School121207
Charlotte High School87130
Charlotte Middle School6496
Lytle DAEP910
Jourdanton DAEP911
Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center68
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice59
Atascosa County Alter36
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center36
Atascosa County Alter33
The Larry Brown School11

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Jourdanton Early Childhood Center• Pleasanton Pri• Atascosa County Alter• Poteet Elementary• Charlotte Elementary• Charlotte Middle• Poteet Junior High• Pleasanton Junior High• Lytle Elementary• Pleasanton Elementary• Texas State Board of Education• Jourdanton Daep• Poteet Intermediate• The Larry Brown School• Jourdanton High School• Poteet High School• Lytle Daep• Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center• Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center• Pleasanton High School• Pleasanton Isd School of Choice• Jourdanton Junior High• Jourdanton Elementary• Charlotte High School• Lytle Primary School

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