The State of Texas Children 2006: Frio County

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"Children" refers to ages 0-17 unless indicated otherwise.
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 Frio in Context
Median Age: 31 Adult Population with High School Diploma: 57.7%
Average Household Size: 3.0 Adult Population with Bachelor's Degree: 8.4%
Rural Population Percentage: 26.5% Texas House District(s): 80
Home-Ownership Rate: 69.0% Texas Senate District(s): 21
Language Other Than English Spoken at Home: 61.2%

Frio 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 16,156 -- 134th 16,252 Harris = 3,645,275 Loving = 63 (254th)
a. White 2004 3,219 -- 192nd 3,344 Harris = 1,374,353 Loving = 55 (254th)
b. Black 2004 725 -- 123rd 777 Harris = 651,851 MC = 0 (251st)
c. Hispanic 2004 12,101 -- 58th 11,987 Harris = 1,381,191 Loving = 8 (254th)
d. Other Race 2004 111 -- 134th 144 Harris = 237,880 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Total Child Population 2004 4,445 -- 123rd 4,660 Harris = 1,028,371 Loving = 9 (254th)
a. White 2004 528 -- 202nd 604 Harris = 303,149 Loving = 6 (254th)
b. Black 2004 12 -- 203rd 13 Harris = 199,237 MC = 0 (245th)
c. Hispanic 2004 3,870 -- 61st 3,993 Harris = 470,279 MC = 3 (253rd)
d. Other Race 2004 35 -- 111th 50 Harris = 55,706 MC = 0 (245th)
iii. Child Population by Age Group
a. 0-5 2004 1,548
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--- 		112th 1,529 Harris = 367,142 Loving = 2 (254th)
b. 6-11 2004 1,421
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--- 		120th 1,569 Harris = 327,234 Loving = 1 (254th)
c. 12-14 2004 745
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--- 		134th 785 Harris = 171,005 Loving = 2 (254th)
d. 15-17 2004 731
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--- 		136th 777 Harris = 162,990 Loving = 4 (254th)

Frio 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 3,974 27.8% 245th 32.2% Collin = 5.4% Starr = 36.2% (254th)
ii. Child Poverty 2003 1,648 36.5% 241st 38.2% Collin = 6.7% Starr = 48.6% (254th)
iii. Median Household Income 2003 $24,272 -- 241st $100 Collin = $74,136 Zavala = $18,553 (254th)
iv. Unemployment 2005 403 6.3% 218th 6.1% Mason = 2.7% Maverick = 13.3% (254th)
v. Children Receiving TANF 2004 237 5.3% 31st 11.5% MC = 10.9% MC = 0.0% (244th)
vi. Children Receiving SSI
(Rate per 1,000 children age 0-17) 		2004 64 14.4 63rd 10.1 Brooks = 36.8 MC = 0.0 (241st)

Frio 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 234 --- 124th 100 Harris = 67,490 Loving = 0 (254th)
ii. Births To Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 51 21.8% 207th 24.0% MC = 0.0% Culberson = 44.0% (254th)
iii. Births To Single Teens Ages 13-19
(Percentage of all live births) 		2004 42 17.9% 224th 19.8% MC = 0.0% Roberts = 37.5% (254th)
iv. Infant Mortality
(Rate per 1,000 live births) 		2004 1 4.3 107th 0.0 MC = 0.0 Coke = 66.7 (254th)
*ALL indicators in this section use preliminary birth data provided by the state.

Frio 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 1,717 38.6% 14th 26.3% Brooks = 52.6% Loving = 0.0% (251st)
ii. Children (0-5) Receiving WIC* 2004 841 64.0% 31st 64.8% Hudspeth = 97.1% MC = 0.0% (253rd)
iii. Children Receving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch
(Percent of average daily attendance) 		2006 2,535 84.4% 13th 81.7% 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.

Frio 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 2,312 48.7% 13th 35.9% Hudspeth = 66.2% Borden = 4.9% (254th)
ii. Children (0-18) Enrolled in CHIP 2004 386 8.1% 58th 1.8% Stonewall = 17.8% Loving = 0.0% (254th)

Frio 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 62 10.0 149th 8.4 MC = 0.0 MC = 10.0 (254th)
ii. Children in Foster Care*
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2005 35 7.3 91st 6.2 San Saba = 28.7 MC = 0.0 (236th)
iii. Children in Family Violence Shelters
(Rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17) 		2004 4 0.9 201st 0.2 Borden = 22.6 MC = 0.0 (226th)
*The base year for this indicator is 2001.

Frio 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 0 0.0 1st 0.0 MC = 0.0 Glasscock = 100.0 (254th)
iii. Juvenile Violent Crime Arrests
(Rate per 100,000 youths ages 10-17) 		2004 3 100.0 161st 100.0 MC = 0.0 Crockett = 100.0 (254th)

Frio 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 280 8.7% 15th 4.2% Dimmit = 17.1% MC = 0.0% (245th)
ii. Children (3-4) in Public Pre-Kindergarten 2004 169 31.9% 93rd 33.7% King = 100.0% MC = 0.0% (246th)
iii. Children (3-4) in Head Start Program* 2002 103 21.8% 69th 22.1% 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.

Frio 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 3,165 --- 129th 100 Harris = 755,290 Kenedy = 77 (253rd)
ii. Special Education Students 2006 365 11.5% 192nd 12.9% Jeff Davis = 31.7% McMullen = 5.8% (253rd)
iii. Students in Bilingual/ESL Programs* 2006 174 5.5% 134th 8.3% Webb = 53.3% MC = 0.0% (251st)
iv. High School Dropout and Completion (TEA)
a. Continued High School 2005 10 5.1% 118th 4.4% MC = 0.0% Coke = 17.8% (187th)
b. Dropped Out 2005 7 3.6% 110th 3.9% MC = 0.0% MC = 12.1% (177th)
c. Graduated 2005 171 87.7% 170th 88.2% MC = 100.0% Coke = 25.9% (252nd)
d. Received GED 2005 7 3.6% 81st 3.4% MC = 0.0% Coke = 55.7% (180th)
v. High School Attrition (IDRA)** 2005 53 23% 85th 27% MC = 0.0% Coke = 53.0% (239th)
*"---" indicates fewer than 5 students in this category
**"**" indicates an attrition rate of less than zero

Frio 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 192 86.9% 243rd 78.0% MC = 100.0% Culberson = 79.5% (252nd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 145 77.5% 193rd 69.6% MC = 100.0% Crosby = 51.2% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 147 79.0% 236th 60.2% MC = 100.0% Zavala = 66.5% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 167 83.1% 240th 52.9% MC = 100.0% Sterling = 70.0% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 144 68.9% 229th 66.5% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 44.0% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 168 76.7% 223rd 63.1% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 61.1% (251st)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 197 81.1% 235th 47.5% MC = 100.0% Brooks = 72.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 149 81.9% 188th 51.3% MC = 100.0% Coke = 61.0% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 101 70.6% 247th 31.2% MC = 100.0% Motley = 60.0% (252nd)
ii. Students Passing TAKS Math
a. Third Grade 2006 149 67.4% 163rd 70.8% MC = 100.0% Atascosa = 71.0% (223rd)
b. Fourth Grade 2006 122 65.2% 241st 56.5% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 41.0% (252nd)
c. Fifth Grade 2006 143 76.1% 246th 53.6% MC = 100.0% Hudspeth = 61.4% (253rd)
d. Sixth Grade 2006 145 71.4% 214th 36.3% MC = 100.0% La Salle = 47.5% (252nd)
e. Seventh Grade 2006 99 47.6% 245th 23.7% MC = 100.0% Cottle = 15.4% (252nd)
f. Eighth Grade 2006 93 42.9% 248th 31.1% Hemphill = 97.2% MC = 42.0% (250th)
g. Ninth Grade 2006 61 26.2% 250th 47.5% Dickens = 100.0% Cottle = 13.3% (252nd)
h. Tenth Grade 2006 53 29.4% 251st 25.4% Glasscock = 94.7% Hudspeth = 26.8% (252nd)
i. Eleventh Grade 2006 76 53.1% 251st 21.7% MC = 100.0% San Augustine = 47.9% (252nd)


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