Youth Village Detention Center
Public high school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 7–11
Youth Village Detention Center serves 16 students in grades 7–11 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1868th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 2.2 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 ÷ 7.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–11 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365013463 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 16 | 40,742 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 2.2 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 75% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Youth Village Detention Center in context
Size
Youth Village Detention Center is the 6th largest of United ISD's 8 high schools; its 16 students are 0% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.3 miles away and have a median of 265 students, so Youth Village 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 9 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 2, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 10 has 150% more students than grade 8 (5 against 2). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across United ISD (98.7%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United 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
Youth Village Detention Center has 7.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 2.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 16 students would have about 1.1 teachers, so Youth Village Detention Center has 6 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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. Juvenille Justice Alternative Program (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.8% |
| White | 6.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
111 Camino Nuevo Rd Hwy 359, Laredo, TX 78043
Phone: (956)473-6452
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Youth Village Detention Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenille Justice Alternative Program | United ISD | 0.0 mi | 12 | 133.3 | 75% |
| United South High School | United ISD | 6.9 mi | 3,252 | 16.8 | 82.3% |
| Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School | Laredo ISD | 8.1 mi | 1,379 | 11.8 | 95.8% |
| Hector J Garcia Early College High School | Laredo ISD | 8.3 mi | 392 | 20.6 | 89.8% |
| F S Lara Academy | Laredo ISD | 8.4 mi | 85 | 4.6 | 98.8% |
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 8.4 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
| Texasworks - Laredo | Texas Works | 8.4 mi | 57 | 167.6 | – |
| Lyndon B Johnson | United ISD | 8.6 mi | 3,240 | 15.8 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.