Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center
Public high school in Jourdanton, Texas · Jourdanton ISD · Grades 7–11
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center serves 18 students in grades 7–11 in Jourdanton (Atascosa County). It is one of 5 schools in Jourdanton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1856th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas 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 | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–11 |
| District | Jourdanton ISD |
| County | Atascosa County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482496007778 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Jourdanton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 18 | 1,554 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16.7% | 49.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% of Texas 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.
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Jourdanton ISD, Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center is the smallest, with 1.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9.5 miles away and have a median of 304 students, so Atascosa County Juvenile Justice 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 9 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 11 has 50% fewer students than grade 7 (1 against 2). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Jourdanton ISD (62.2%).
16.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.8% across Jourdanton ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. 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
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 18 students would have about 1.3 teachers, so Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Jourdanton High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.4% |
| White | 5.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1511 Zanderson Ave, Jourdanton, TX 78026
Phone: (830)769-3900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdanton High School | Jourdanton ISD | 0.9 mi | 471 | 12.3 | 41.4% |
| Pleasanton High School | Pleasanton ISD | 4.5 mi | 978 | 13.3 | 55% |
| Pleasanton ISD School of Choice | Pleasanton ISD | 4.9 mi | 11 | 11 | 72.7% |
| Poteet High School | Poteet ISD | 8.8 mi | 481 | 11.9 | 68.4% |
| Charlotte High School | Charlotte ISD | 10.2 mi | 137 | 9 | 62% |
| Southside Alternative Center | Southside ISD | 21.8 mi | 22 | 12.9 | 72.7% |
| Somerset High School | Somerset ISD | 22.2 mi | 1,175 | 15.3 | 75.7% |
| Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy | Somerset ISD | 22.2 mi | 128 | 18 | 78.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jourdanton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdanton ECC | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 259 |
| Jourdanton Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 434 |
| Jourdanton High School | High | 9–12 | 471 |
| Jourdanton Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 362 |