Juvenile Detention Center
Public high school in Sinton, Texas · Sinton ISD · Grades 8–11
Juvenile Detention Center serves 11 students in grades 8–11 in Sinton (San Patricio County). It is one of 5 schools in Sinton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1909th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 0.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–11 |
| District | Sinton ISD |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484035007062 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sinton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 1,961 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.7% | 66.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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 Sinton ISD's 2 high schools; its 11 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 413; 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 10 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 11 has 300% more students than grade 9 (4 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 White students: 54.5% here and 15.3% across Sinton ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 45.5%.
72.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.1% across Sinton 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
With 0.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 11 students, Juvenile Detention Center has 11.1 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 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
Juvenile Detention Center is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Sinton High School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.5% |
| Hispanic | 45.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
107 W 5th St, Sinton, TX 78387
Phone: (361)364-9508
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinton High School | Sinton ISD | 1.3 mi | 547 | 12.7 | 62% |
| Odem High School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 7.2 mi | 278 | 10.8 | 60.4% |
| Taft High School | Taft ISD | 8.0 mi | 249 | 10.6 | 79.9% |
| Coastal Horizons Academy | Erath Excels Academy Inc | 8.6 mi | 72 | 24 | – |
| Calallen High School | Calallen ISD | 14.0 mi | 1,147 | 12.5 | 45.2% |
| Tuloso-Midway High School | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 14.3 mi | 1,079 | 12.8 | 36.6% |
| Gregory-Portland High School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 14.3 mi | 1,511 | 15.8 | 41.4% |
| Tuloso-Midway Academic Career Center | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 15.0 mi | 32 | 7 | 93.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sinton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Merle Smith Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 425 |
| Sinton Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 458 |
| Sinton High School | High | 9–12 | 547 |
| Welder Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 520 |