JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED

JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED, a tiny high school in MIAMI, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE, teaches 70 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 93% smaller than typical.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED is among them.

Demographically, JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED lists that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 14% White. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED tighter than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Miami-Dade County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED is one campus in the mix.

MATER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 35%: 107 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 3% to 14%.

On the community side, the feed for JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER ALT ED typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.