GALVESTON CO DETENTION CTR

GALVESTON CO DETENTION CTR is one of the very small secondary schools in DICKINSON, Texas, one of the schools within DICKINSON ISD, with 24 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

DICKINSON ISD comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 12,554 students; GALVESTON CO DETENTION CTR is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GALVESTON CO DETENTION CTR shows that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 25% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Galveston County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Galveston County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $86,105 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), GALVESTON CO DETENTION CTR is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GALVESTON CO J J An E P, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 23 students in 2018 compared to 24 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 35% to 25%.

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