SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center

Set in Columbia, South Carolina, SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center is a micro-enrollment combined-grade school, part of Dept of Juvenile Justice. It caters to 417 students across grades 4 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,077 students per school, that is 61% leaner than typical.

SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center sits inside Dept of Juvenile Justice, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center reports that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 47% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Richland County reports that median household income runs about $63,784, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sara Babb High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 76%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 62% to 76% over that span.

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