Atascosa County: Hispanic students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy

By Winter Garden Today

Nov 2, 2024

Hispanic students made up the largest ethnic group in Atascosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 8,179 students attending Atascosa County schools, 75.8% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.2% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students also made up the largest ethnic group in Atascosa County, comprising 74% of the student body.

Pleasanton High School and Pleasanton Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Atascosa County, including white, American Indian, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 3.6% when compared to the previous year.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2022-23 Enrollment in Atascosa County

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Atascosa County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Atascosa County Alter	Hispanic	100%	3
Atascosa County Alter	Hispanic	100%	6
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	Hispanic	66.7%	6
Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center	Hispanic	100%	8
Charlotte Elementary School	Hispanic	83.1%	207
Charlotte High School	Hispanic	84.6%	130
Charlotte Middle School	Hispanic	88.5%	96
Jourdanton DAEP	Hispanic	72.7%	11
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	56.1%	285
Jourdanton Elementary School	Hispanic	64.7%	468
Jourdanton High School	Hispanic	57%	442
Jourdanton Junior High School	Hispanic	64.2%	377
Lytle DAEP	Hispanic	100%	10
Lytle Elementary School	Hispanic	84.7%	541
Lytle Primary School	Hispanic	85.3%	374
Pleasanton Elementary School	Hispanic	72.7%	958
Pleasanton High School	Hispanic	71.3%	944
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	Hispanic	100%	9
Pleasanton Junior High School	Hispanic	70.9%	772
Pleasanton Primary School	Hispanic	73.8%	695
Poteet Elementary School	Hispanic	91%	544
Poteet High School	Hispanic	87.8%	508
Poteet Intermediate School	Hispanic	88.2%	372
Poteet Junior High School	Hispanic	85.7%	413