JUVENILE DETENTION CTR

JUVENILE DETENTION CTR is one of the tiny high schools in EDINBURG, Texas, overseen by EDINBURG CISD, with 38 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 11. Enrollment runs roughly 95% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

EDINBURG CISD comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 33,343 students; JUVENILE DETENTION CTR is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JUVENILE DETENTION CTR lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 5% White, 3% multiracial. Compared to Hidalgo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, JUVENILE DETENTION CTR has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at JUVENILE DETENTION CTR qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), JUVENILE DETENTION CTR is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HIDALGO CO J J An E P, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 36 students in 2018 compared to 38 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 97% to 92%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.