Allen Co Juvenile Center

Allen Co Juvenile Center operates as a tiny combined-grade school in Fort Wayne, Indiana, run under Fort Wayne Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 24 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 95% below typical.

Within Fort Wayne Community Schools, which oversees 50 schools and 28,561 students, Allen Co Juvenile Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Allen Co Juvenile Center logs that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 0.9:1. The state averages around 24.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 13% of students at Allen Co Juvenile Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Allen County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate median household income runs about $70,737, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Allen County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,262 students), of which Allen Co Juvenile Center is one.

The closest other public school is Franke Park Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count expanded 200%: 8 students in 2018 compared to 24 in 2024. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 38% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Allen Co Juvenile Center community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.