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There were 51 Black students enrolled in Atascosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 27.5% more 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, Black students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Atascosa County, Pleasanton Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pleasanton Elementary School	0.4	958
Pleasanton High School	0.5	944
Pleasanton Junior High School	1	772
Pleasanton Primary School	0.4	695
Poteet Elementary School	0.4	544
Lytle Elementary School	0.7	541
Poteet High School	0.6	508
Jourdanton Elementary School	0.2	468
Jourdanton High School	1.6	442
Poteet Junior High School	0.5	413
Jourdanton Junior High School	0.3	377
Lytle Primary School	1.1	374
Poteet Intermediate School	1.1	372
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center	0.4	285
Charlotte Elementary School	1	207
Charlotte High School	0	130
Charlotte Middle School	0	96
Jourdanton DAEP	0	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