Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center

Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center is a tiny unified-grade school in Bossier City, Louisiana, run under Bossier Parish. The school works with 9 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 527.

Across the 34 schools in Bossier Parish (22,233 students total), Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 22% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Bossier Parish's rate of about 53%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bossier Parish) shows that median household income runs about $69,617, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bossier Parish runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students), of which Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center is one.

The closest other public school is Cope Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count shrank 69%: 29 students in 2018 compared to 9 in 2024. Class-load math has fell: from 29.0:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2024.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.