Griscom Juvenile Detention Center
Public high school in St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades 5–12
Griscom Juvenile Detention Center serves 27 students in grades 5–12 in St. Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 533rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 4.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | St. Louis City School District |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292928003252 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis City | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 27 | 17,933 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 4.5 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.9% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Griscom Juvenile Detention Center in context
Size
Griscom Juvenile Detention Center is the smallest of St. Louis City School District's 12 high schools; its 27 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 405 students, so Griscom Juvenile Detention Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 400% more students than grade 7 (5 against 1). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Black.
88.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across St. Louis City and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 40.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Griscom Juvenile Detention Center has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 27 students would have about 2.2 teachers, so Griscom Juvenile Detention Center has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Grand Center Arts Academy High School, 0.3 miles away in Confluence Academies. There are 20 high schools within 5 miles and 40 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 100% |
7.4% of students are girls and 92.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 5 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3847 Enright Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314)552-2219
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Griscom Juvenile Detention Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Center Arts Academy High School | Confluence Academies | 0.3 mi | 402 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Miller Career Academy | St. Louis City | 0.4 mi | 430 | 10 | 100% |
| Metro High School | St. Louis City | 0.5 mi | 317 | 13.2 | 100% |
| Vashon High School | St. Louis City | 0.8 mi | 621 | 15.4 | 100% |
| Sumner High School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 407 | 12.7 | 100% |
| KIPP St. Louis High School | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 354 | 9 | 100% |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 1.9 mi | 17 | 17 | 82.4% |
| Confluence Preparatory Academy | Confluence Academies | 2.1 mi | 442 | 13.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.