Juvenile Detention Center
Public high school in Abilene, Texas · Abilene ISD · Grades 7–12
Juvenile Detention Center serves 11 students in grades 7–12 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 26 schools in Abilene ISD. By enrollment it is the 1908th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5.6 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 ÷ 1.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Abilene ISD |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480744009497 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Abilene ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 14,536 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5.6 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.6% | 68.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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 Detention Center in context
Size
Juvenile Detention Center is the smallest of Abilene ISD's 7 high schools; its 11 students are 0.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 104; 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 9 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 2 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 7 and 1 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 54.5% here and 47.4% across Abilene ISD. Black students are next, at 36.4%.
63.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.7% across Abilene 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
With 1.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 11 students, Juvenile Detention Center has 5.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 11 students would have about 0.8 teachers, so Juvenile Detention Center has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Juvenile Detention Center is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. Taylor County Learning Center (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 10 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 | 54.5% |
| Black | 36.4% |
| White | 9.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
889 S 25th St, Abilene, TX 79602
Phone: (325)671-4648
Website: abileneisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Juvenile Detention Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County Learning Center | Abilene ISD | 0.0 mi | 26 | – | 57.7% |
| Cooper High School | Abilene ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,570 | 14.4 | 61.4% |
| Premier H S of Abilene | Premier High Schools | 1.6 mi | 176 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Texasworks - Abilene | Texas Works | 1.6 mi | 36 | 36 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 2.0 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science | Abilene ISD | 2.3 mi | 384 | 11 | 43.2% |
| DAEP | Abilene ISD | 2.5 mi | 96 | 12.1 | 83.3% |
| Woodson Center for Excellence | Abilene ISD | 2.5 mi | 112 | 6.3 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.