Lewis County Juvenile Detention

Lewis County Juvenile Detention is a small high school with its address in CHEHALIS, Washington. The school's 16 students are in grades 5 through 12. Enrollment is 97% lower than the average for high schools in Washington, which is about 573.

A total of 8 schools make up Chehalis School District, with 3,142 students enrolled.

White students are the majority at Lewis County Juvenile Detention, with 75% of enrollment. It is also 19% Hispanic and 6% Black.

Lewis County Juvenile Detention's 1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.0:1. On average, high schools in Washington have 21.6:1, compared with 16.0:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. The rate at public schools in Lewis County averages 57%, higher than here.

County data help place the school in context: in Lewis County, the median household income is $74,796, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lewis County has 45 public schools and roughly 12,548 students.

The closest other public school is Lewis County Alternative School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment records show 4 in 2020-21 and 16 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The number of students per teacher rose from 4.0 to 16.0 over 4 years.

The Lewis County Juvenile Detention community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.