VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER

VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, a micro-enrollment unified-grade school in DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, overseen by VOLUSIA, works with 70 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% below the state mean of about 353.

VOLUSIA runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 61,765 students. VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 39% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Volusia County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Volusia County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), of which VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is one.

DAYTONA JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around VOLUSIA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 35%: 52 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 54% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.