JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER

JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is a senior high of very small scale in SEGUIN, Texas, part of SEGUIN ISD, enrolling 28 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

SEGUIN ISD runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 7,290 students. JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% White, 11% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Guadalupe County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Guadalupe County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,375, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER is one of 49 public schools in Guadalupe County (combined enrollment of about 30,977 students).

The closest other public school is PATLAN EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER has increased 115%, going from 13 students in 2018 to 28 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 54% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 6.5:1 in 2018 to 28.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.