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Atascosa County schools enroll 5,864 economically disadvantaged students in 2021-22 school year

Commissioner of education mike morath 2023

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

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.

Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 3 Years

01,8003,6005,4007,2009,0002021-222020-212019-208,7748,7745,8645,8648,7818,7815,4645,4649,0689,0686,0406,040Total EnrollmentEconomically Disadvantaged Students

Economically Disadvantaged Students in Atascosa County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolNumber of Economically Disadvantaged StudentsTotal Number of Students
Pleasanton Elementary School662969
Pleasanton High School547955
Pleasanton Primary School526686
Pleasanton Junior High School485757
Poteet Elementary School426568
Lytle Elementary School381505
Poteet High School342490
Lytle High School338487
Lytle Junior High School292395
Poteet Junior High School275386
Lytle Primary School272350
Jourdanton Elementary School239435
Jourdanton Junior High School213379
Jourdanton Early Childhood Center206302
Jourdanton High School204438
Poteet Intermediate School162236
Charlotte Elementary School114170
Charlotte High School85126
Charlotte Middle School73101
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice911
Lytle DAEP56
Jourdanton DAEP510
Atascosa County Alter26
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center15
The Larry Brown School01

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