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There were 1,818 white students enrolled in Atascosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Atascosa County welcomed 8,179 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 22.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Atascosa County, Pleasanton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 247 students.

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 name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pleasanton Elementary School	25.5	958
Pleasanton High School	26.2	944
Pleasanton Junior High School	26.3	772
Pleasanton Primary School	24	695
Poteet Elementary School	8.1	544
Lytle Elementary School	13.7	541
Poteet High School	11	508
Jourdanton Elementary School	33.8	468
Jourdanton High School	39.8	442
Poteet Junior High School	13.6	413
Jourdanton Junior High School	34	377
Lytle Primary School	11	374
Poteet Intermediate School	10.5	372
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center	41.8	285
Charlotte Elementary School	15.9	207
Charlotte High School	14.6	130
Charlotte Middle School	11.5	96
Jourdanton DAEP	27.3	11
Lytle DAEP	0	10
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	0	9
Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center	0	8
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	0	6
Atascosa County Alter	0	6
Atascosa County Alter	0	3