Juvenile Detent Center
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 6–12
Juvenile Detent Center serves 118 students in grades 6–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 1549th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 14.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483873021101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 118 | 44,047 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 87.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Juvenile Detent Center in context
Size
Juvenile Detent Center is the 17th largest of San Antonio ISD's 19 high schools; its 118 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 646; Juvenile Detent 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 64 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 3, against an average of 17 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 3 in grade 6 and 3 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 72% here and 89.8% across San Antonio ISD. Black students are next, at 18.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 14.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 118 students, Juvenile Detent Center has 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 118 students would have about 8.4 teachers, so Juvenile Detent Center has 5.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Juvenile Detent Center is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Por Vida Academy Charter High School, 0.6 miles away in Por Vida Academy. Within 10 miles there are 79 other high schools, 38 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72% |
| Black | 18.6% |
| White | 7.6% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
30.5% of students are girls and 69.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 15 |
| Grade 9 | 64 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone: (210)335-7865
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Juvenile Detent Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Por Vida Academy Charter High School | Por Vida Academy | 0.6 mi | 104 | 17.5 | – |
| Brackenridge High School | San Antonio ISD | 0.8 mi | 1,593 | 15.1 | 84.7% |
| Burbank High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,405 | 16.7 | 88.3% |
| KIPP University Prep High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 630 | 15.6 | 94.4% |
| Cooper Academy at Navarro | San Antonio ISD | 1.9 mi | 318 | 13.2 | 91.8% |
| Harlandale High School | Harlandale ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,652 | 15.1 | 79.4% |
| Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | 2.1 mi | 61 | 8.9 | 39.3% |
| IDEA Carver College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 661 | 17.9 | 75.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.