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Atascosa County schools enrolled 5,239 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 7,897 students enrolled in Atascosa County schools, 66.3% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.2% increase over the previous school year.

Atascosa County enrolled the 70th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Pleasanton Elementary School	662	969
Pleasanton High School	547	955
Pleasanton Primary School	526	686
Pleasanton Junior High School	485	757
Poteet Elementary School	426	568
Lytle Elementary School	381	505
Poteet High School	342	490
Poteet Junior High School	275	386
Lytle Primary School	272	350
Jourdanton Elementary School	239	435
Jourdanton Junior High School	213	379
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center	206	302
Jourdanton High School	204	438
Poteet Intermediate School	162	236
Charlotte Elementary School	114	170
Charlotte High School	85	126
Charlotte Middle School	73	101
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	9	11
Jourdanton DAEP	5	10
Lytle DAEP	5	6
Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center	3	3
Atascosa County Alter	2	6
Atascosa County Alter	2	2
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	1	5
The Larry Brown School	0	1