PINELLAS JUVENILE DET CENTER

PINELLAS JUVENILE DET CENTER is a micro-enrollment all-grades campus in LARGO, Florida, part of PINELLAS. The school instructs 55 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 84% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, PINELLAS JUVENILE DET CENTER is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PINELLAS JUVENILE DET CENTER shows that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school logs 35% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which PINELLAS JUVENILE DET CENTER is one.

PINELLAS COUNTY JAIL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 41%: 94 students in 2018 compared to 55 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 35% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.