JUVENILE DETENT CTR

JUVENILE DETENT CTR is one of the very small unified-grade schools in LONGVIEW, Texas, part of LONGVIEW ISD, with 19 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so JUVENILE DETENT CTR sits 96% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in LONGVIEW ISD (8,138 students total), JUVENILE DETENT CTR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JUVENILE DETENT CTR lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest consists of 26% Black, 16% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JUVENILE DETENT CTR has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.3:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Gregg County's rate of about 68%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gregg County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,550 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gregg County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), JUVENILE DETENT CTR is one campus in the mix.

LEAD ACADEMY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. JUVENILE DETENT CTR's enrollment has increased 46% since 2018, when it stood at 13 (now 19). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 23% to 58% over that span.

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