JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.

As a minimally staffed K-12 campus in HILLSBORO, Missouri, JUVENILE DETENTION CTR. serves 5 students from grades 1 through 12, operated by HILLSBORO R-III. Compared to the state average of about 205 students per school, that is 98% smaller than typical.

Across the 6 schools in HILLSBORO R-III (3,117 students total), JUVENILE DETENTION CTR. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JUVENILE DETENTION CTR. shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest reads as 20% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, JUVENILE DETENTION CTR. logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 7.6:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $82,851, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Jefferson County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students), of which JUVENILE DETENTION CTR. is one.

Nearest neighbor: HILLSBORO PRIMARY, around 0.5 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.'s enrollment has ticked down 50% since 2018, when it stood at 10 (now 5). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 0% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for JUVENILE DETENTION CTR. typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.