Jackson County Juvenile Center
Public high school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Delasalle Charter School · Grades 6–12
Jackson County Juvenile Center serves 24 students in grades 6–12 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 2 schools in Delasalle Charter School. By enrollment it is the 538th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 24 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Delasalle Charter School |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290059303436 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Delasalle Charter School | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 24 | 220 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 24 | 16.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 12.5% | 90.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Jackson County Juvenile Center in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Delasalle Charter School, Jackson County Juvenile Center is the smallest, with 10.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 432 students, so Jackson County Juvenile Center is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 9 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 7 (6 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
Black students are the largest group, at 75% of enrollment, a lower share than across Delasalle Charter School (85.5%). White students are next, at 12.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
12.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.5% across Delasalle Charter School and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12.5% 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
Jackson County Juvenile Center has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 24 students would have about 2 teachers, so Jackson County Juvenile Center has 1 fewer.
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 Lincoln College Prep., 1 miles away in Kansas City 33 School District. There are 15 high schools within 5 miles and 26 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 75% |
| White | 12.5% |
| Hispanic | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
12.5% of students are girls and 87.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
625 E 26th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816)561-4445
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jackson County Juvenile Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln College Prep. | Kansas City 33 | 1.0 mi | 997 | 20 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs | Academie Lafayette | 1.1 mi | 118 | 5.6 | 42.4% |
| Guadalupe Centers High School | Guadalupe Centers Schools | 1.3 mi | 458 | 11.2 | 83.6% |
| DeLaSalle Charter High School | Delasalle Charter School | 1.4 mi | 196 | 16.3 | 100% |
| Crossroads Preparatory Academy | Crossroads Charter Schools | 1.9 mi | 406 | 10.5 | 49.5% |
| Central High School | Kansas City 33 | 2.0 mi | 519 | 14.6 | 100% |
| Allen Village High School | Allen Village | 2.1 mi | 130 | 11.8 | 82.3% |
| Paseo Academy of Performing Arts | Kansas City 33 | 2.8 mi | 669 | 11.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Delasalle Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeLaSalle Charter High School | High | 9–12 | 196 |