The State of Texas Children 2006: Coke County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Coke in Context
Median Age: 43 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 74.2%
Average Household Size: 2.3 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 14.7%
Rural Population Percentage: 100.0% Texas House District(s): 72
Home-Ownership Rate: 78.8% Texas Senate District(s): 28
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 14.4%

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
I. Family and Community Population
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Total Population 2004 3,896 -- 216th 3,864 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 3,083 -- 195th 3,079 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 74 -- 193rd 74 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 709 -- 215th 653 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 30 -- 205th 58 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 747 -- 226th 942 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 525 -- 203rd 629 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 0 -- 245th 41 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 215 -- 214th 260 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 7 -- 194th 12 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 214
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--- 		227th 215 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 253
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--- 		223rd 275 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 142
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--- 		225th 164 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 138
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--- 		230th 288 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
II. Economic (In)Security and Support
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Poverty for Total Population 2003 505 14.8% 87th 15.8% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 169 23.5% 122nd 21.9% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $29,837 -- 170th $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 68 4.9% 119th 4.0% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 14 1.9% 169th 1.4% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 8 10.7 124th 3.2 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
III. Maternal and Infant Health
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Births* 2004 30 --- 231st 44 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 4 13.3% 53rd 13.6% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 4 13.3% 145th 9.1% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 2 66.7 254th 0.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
IV. Nutrition
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children Receiving Food Stamps 2004 159 21.3% 118th 6.1% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 67 37.4% 170th 49.7% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 535 66.2% 79th 58.3% Reeves = 97.6% Collin = 20.5% (252nd)
*Counties with small populations may yield WIC percentage participation rates greater than 100%. This may be due to the different methods and times of year that enrollment and population numbers are estimated by HHSC and the State Data Center, respectively.

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
V. Health Care
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-18) Enrolled in Medicaid 2004 188 23.4% 189th 11.1% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 59 7.4% 81st 2.1% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
VI. Child Abuse/Neglect
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Confirmed Victims of Child Abuse
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 9 10.0 131st 8.4 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 3 4.0 173rd 3.4 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 2 2.7 109th 0.0 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
VII. Death and Violence
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Child Death
(Rate per 100,000 for children ages 0-14) 		2004 0 0.0 1st 0.0 MC = 0.0 King = 100.0 (254th)
ii. Teen Violent Deaths
(Rate per 100,000 for teens ages 15-19) 		2004 2 100.0 253rd 0.0 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 2 100.0 246th -100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
VIII. Early Care and Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Children (0-12) in State Subsidized Child Care 2004 11 2.1% 190th 2.9% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 20 28.2% 120th 46.8% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 20 29.9% 44th 27.4% Sterling = 74.1% MC = 0.0% (224th)
*"---" indicates that this county does not have a Head Start program. Children living in this county may attend Head Start in a neighboring county.

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2000
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2000
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
IX. Education
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students in Public School 2006 813 --- 211th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 151 18.6% 6th 15.0% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 36 4.4% 161st 2.2% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 31 17.8% 187th 13.7% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 --- -100.0% --- 1.5% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 45 25.9% 252nd 41.2% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 97 55.7% 180th 43.5% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 67 53% 239th 63% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Coke County Data
  
Most
Current
Year
 Count % or
Rate		 Current
Rank		 2003
Data
(rate or % reported unless not available)
Change
Since
2003
County with 1st Rank
(rate or % reported unless not available)
County with Last
Rank
(ties may cause final ranks to be less than 254th)
X. TAKS Data
MC=Multiple Counties
i. Students Passing TAKS Reading/ELA
a. Third Grade 2006 31 93.9% 183rd 91.7% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 31 81.6% 144th 84.6% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 36 100.0% 1st 76.1% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 36 92.3% 136th 84.1% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 37 88.1% 36th 90.9% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 47 85.5% 132nd 74.5% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 79 73.1% 251st 56.2% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 50 61.0% 252nd 62.0% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 33 67.3% 250th 39.3% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 27 79.4% 153rd 82.4% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 25 62.5% 244th 92.5% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 36 97.3% 23rd 61.4% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 28 71.8% 209th 84.1% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 28 68.3% 158th 64.4% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 29 54.7% 221st 59.1% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 32 29.9% 246th 56.2% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 36 40.0% 244th 35.1% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 29 63.0% 239th 43.1% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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