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There were 24,539 students enrolled in Atascosa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 15.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

At the time, Atascosa County had the 40th largest enrollment in the state.

Data also showed that Hispanic students made up 75.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Atascosa County schools, followed by white students at 21.9%, Black students at 0.7%, Asian students at 0.4%, American Indian students at 0.1%, Pacific Islander students at 0.1% and multiracial students at 0.9%.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school district. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“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 stated in an interview.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Atascosa County Alter	6	7	16.7%
Charlotte Elementary School	207	218	5.3%
Charlotte High School	130	137	5.4%
Jourdanton Elementary School	468	447	-4.5%
Jourdanton High School	442	458	3.6%
Jourdanton Junior High School	377	385	2.1%
Lytle DAEP	10	12	20%
Lytle Elementary School	541	544	0.6%
Lytle Primary School	374	359	-4%
Pleasanton Elementary School	958	954	-0.4%
Pleasanton High School	944	980	3.8%
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice	9	7	-22.2%
Pleasanton Junior High School	772	735	-4.8%
Pleasanton Primary School	695	681	-2%
Poteet Elementary School	544	550	1.1%
Poteet High School	508	493	-3%
Poteet Junior High School	413	409	-1%