GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR

GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, run under ST. LOUIS CITY, teacheing 27 students in grades 5 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 501.

GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR is one of 62 schools operated by ST. LOUIS CITY, a district that works with 17,933 students overall.

On the student-mix side, GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR logs that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, St. Louis city reports that median household income runs about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis city's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COLE ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 145%: 11 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 91% to 100%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 2.8:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.