Austin (KXAN) – with more than 70,000 students, the independent area of schools for schools is the largest school area in central Texas.
About 1000 of these students suffer from homelessness, according to AISD data.
KXAN request data on students in AISD who suffer from displacement from 2019 to 2025 again in December.
At that time, there were 1368 students who were homeless in the area.
The number of students can rise and fall throughout the year, as these population moves from time to time, and this can happen unexpectedly.
Since 2019, the number of students suffering from homelessness has increased and decreased from year to year, but in general the numbers remained above 1,200 students.
MCKINNEY-Vento is a federal law that ensures that displaced children and youth can access public education just like their distinguished peers.
Provincials throughout the state follow these children at risk and also maintain the tabs where they reside.
According to the MCKINNEY-Vento Law, students are considered homeless if they are not eligible, live in a hotel or hotel, or live in a shelter or transitional residence, or if they are doubled with other families in an apartment or home.
In 2025, AISD had about 35 students who were not identified, about 280 students lived in shelters or transitional housing, and about 70 students lived in motels or hotels, and more than 970 students were multiplied – where many families lived under one room.
There are many students throughout the state who are not identical, although some have no idea that there is available help.
“All this is due to strong relationships between teachers and students, and to ensure that we know where, from where all our children come from; and two, they must feel comfortable when open when there is a kind of difficulty in their home life.”
A closer look at the data shows that the majority of schools with a large number of students who suffer from homelessness in the north, east and southern Austin.