BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER

BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, an one-room-style secondary school in COCOA, Florida, operated by BREVARD, enrolls 28 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% below the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 109 schools in BREVARD (73,587 students total), BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 36% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brevard County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Brevard County shows median household income runs about $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is one.

BREVARD COUNTY JAIL COMPLEX is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 29 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 34% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the BREVARD COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.