Ector County Youth Center
Public high school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades 7–11
Ector County Youth Center serves 14 students in grades 7–11 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 1878th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 2.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–11 |
| District | Ector County ISD |
| County | Ector County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481800016986 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ector County ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 14 | 33,663 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6.6 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.7% | 75.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Ector County Youth Center in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Ector County ISD, Ector County Youth Center is the smallest, with 0% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 416 students, so Ector County Youth 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 10 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 7 and 1 in grade 11.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 50% of enrollment, a lower share than across Ector County ISD (81.4%). Black students are next, at 28.6%.
85.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.5% across Ector County ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ector County Youth Center has 2.11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 14 students would have about 1 teachers, so Ector County Youth Center has 1.1 more.
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 suburb, midsize, which means it is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city. Alternative Education Center (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50% |
| Black | 28.6% |
| White | 21.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 10 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 Yukon Rd, Odessa, TX 79762
Phone: (432)456-0049
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ector County Youth Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Education Center | Ector County ISD | 0.1 mi | 85 | 11.1 | 90.6% |
| Permian High School | Ector County ISD | 2.3 mi | 4,138 | 19.8 | 68.3% |
| George H W Bush New Technical Odessa | Ector County ISD | 3.1 mi | 414 | 11.2 | 50% |
| Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School | Ector County ISD | 3.3 mi | 476 | 25.3 | 50.2% |
| Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School | Ector County ISD | 3.3 mi | 418 | 24.2 | 66.3% |
| Premier H S Odessa | Premier High Schools | 3.8 mi | 99 | 30 | 68.7% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 3.8 mi | 350 | 50.7 | 55.7% |
| Odessa High School | Ector County ISD | 4.4 mi | 3,814 | 17.8 | 81.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.