Atascosa County schools enrolled 5,864 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of the 8,774 students enrolled in Atascosa County schools, 66.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 7.3% increase over the previous school year.
Atascosa County enrolled the 63rd highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
| School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Elementary School | 662 | 969 |
| Pleasanton High School | 547 | 955 |
| Pleasanton Primary School | 526 | 686 |
| Pleasanton Junior High School | 485 | 757 |
| Poteet Elementary School | 426 | 568 |
| Lytle Elementary School | 381 | 505 |
| Poteet High School | 342 | 490 |
| Lytle High School | 338 | 487 |
| Lytle Junior High School | 292 | 395 |
| Poteet Junior High School | 275 | 386 |
| Lytle Primary School | 272 | 350 |
| Jourdanton Elementary School | 239 | 435 |
| Jourdanton Junior High School | 213 | 379 |
| Jourdanton Early Childhood Center | 206 | 302 |
| Jourdanton High School | 204 | 438 |
| Poteet Intermediate School | 162 | 236 |
| Charlotte Elementary School | 114 | 170 |
| Charlotte High School | 85 | 126 |
| Charlotte Middle School | 73 | 101 |
| Pleasanton ISD School of Choice | 9 | 11 |
| Lytle DAEP | 5 | 6 |
| Jourdanton DAEP | 5 | 10 |
| Atascosa County Alter | 2 | 6 |
| Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center | 1 | 5 |
| The Larry Brown School | 0 | 1 |
