South San Antonio News

Medina County schools enrolled 7,378 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 12,303 students enrolled in Medina County schools, 60% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 14.2% increase over the previous school year.

Medina County enrolled the 57th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they're offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Medina Valley High School	1,087	2,147
Medina Valley Middle School	635	1,029
Lacoste Elementary School	515	744
Potranco Elementary School	396	847
Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School	396	790
Meyer Elementary School	376	446
John Junior Ciavarra Elementary School	359	540
Lytle High School	355	487
Castroville Elementary School	354	644
Hondo High School	317	522
Lytle Junior High School	291	398
Newell E. Woolls Intermediate School	269	384
Devine High School	267	577
McDowell Middle School	266	420
Devine Intermediate School	265	432
Natalia Elementary School	251	323
Devine Middle School	249	435
Natalia High School	233	331
Natalia Junior High School	194	260
Natalia Early Child Center	187	256
D'Hanis School	111	284
Devine DAEP School	5	7