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There were 6,201 Hispanic students enrolled in Atascosa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.1% 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, Hispanic students comprised 75.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Atascosa County, Pleasanton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 696 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Pleasanton Elementary School	72.7	958
Pleasanton High School	71.3	944
Pleasanton Junior High School	70.9	772
Pleasanton Primary School	73.8	695
Poteet Elementary School	91	544
Lytle Elementary School	84.7	541
Poteet High School	87.8	508
Jourdanton Elementary School	64.7	468
Jourdanton High School	57	442
Poteet Junior High School	85.7	413
Jourdanton Junior High School	64.2	377
Lytle Primary School	85.3	374
Poteet Intermediate School	88.2	372
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center	56.1	285
Charlotte Elementary School	83.1	207
Charlotte High School	84.6	130
Charlotte Middle School	88.5	96
Jourdanton DAEP	72.7	11
Lytle DAEP	100	10
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	100	9
Atascosa Juvenile Detention Center	100	8
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center	66.7	6
Atascosa County Alter	100	6
Atascosa County Alter	100	3