COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY

Located at 9502 E COLUMBUS DR, in TAMPA, Florida, COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus that works with 44 students (grades 6 through 12), run under HILLSBOROUGH. That puts it 96% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Black. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY records 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

Nearest neighbor: TAMPA RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. COLUMBUS RESIDENTIAL JUVENILE FACILITY's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 49 (now 44). White enrollment moved from 37% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2024.

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