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Jefferson City, Missouri - 25 schools
Division of Youth Service operates 25 public schools serving 459 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 25 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cole County.
. Demographically, the student body averages 57.7% White, 35.9% African American, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Girardot Center for Youth, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
Its largest campus is W. E. Sears Youth Ctr., enrolling 54 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Alternative Resource Ctr., at 2 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Division of Youth Service school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 54 students (highest), a spread of 52 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Average demographic composition across 25 schools in Division of Youth Service.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Division of Youth Service's schools, above the Missouri average of 31.0.
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| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summersville R-Ii | Similar size | No spending data | No revenue-mix data |
| Paris R-Ii | Similar size | No spending data | No revenue-mix data |
| Richland R-Iv | Similar size | No spending data | No revenue-mix data |
| Salisbury R-Iv | Similar size | No spending data | No revenue-mix data |
| Silex R-I | Similar size | No spending data | No revenue-mix data |
Comparisons are relative to Division of Youth Service's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Springfield R-Xii →Division of Youth Service has 25 schools, including 25 combined. Total enrollment is 459 students.
Division of Youth Service students are 57.7% White, 35.9% African American, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 25 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
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