Juvenile Detention Center
Public high school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 6–11
Juvenile Detention Center serves 38 students in grades 6–11 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 1775th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 4.7 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 ÷ 8.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–11 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818006693 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 38 | 33,343 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 4.7 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.7% | 80.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% 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
Of the 6 high schools in Edinburg CISD, Juvenile Detention Center is the smallest, with 0.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 631; 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 16 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 11 has 600% more students than grade 6 (7 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.1% here and 97.9% across Edinburg CISD.
94.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD 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 8.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 38 students, Juvenile Detention Center has 4.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 38 students would have about 2.7 teachers, so Juvenile Detention Center has 5.4 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. Hidalgo County JJAEP (in Weslaco ISD) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 35 other high schools, 13 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 | 92.1% |
| White | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
31.6% of students are girls and 68.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 16 |
| Grade 10 | 9 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1001 N Doolittle Rd, Edinburg, TX 78542
Phone: (956)289-2321
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | Weslaco ISD | 0.0 mi | 14 | – | – |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 258 | 14.3 | 84.5% |
| Economedes High School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 2,689 | 15 | 92% |
| Edinburg Collegiate High School | Edinburg CISD | 1.9 mi | 466 | 14.9 | 68.7% |
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 795 | 17 | 83% |
| Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 2.1 mi | 159 | – | – |
| Edinburg North High School | Edinburg CISD | 2.5 mi | 2,542 | 14.1 | 80.8% |
| Robert R Vela High School | Edinburg CISD | 2.8 mi | 2,101 | 14.3 | 61.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.