Office of Juvenile Justice

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 4 schools

370
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Office of Juvenile Justice operates 4 public schools serving 370 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in East Baton Rouge Parish.

The funding mix is 2.1% local, 97.0% state, and 0.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.

a 82.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 3.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.2% African American, 29.6% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverside Alternative High School, with a diversity index of 49.1/100.

Its largest campus is Southside Alternative High School, enrolling 165 students (63% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville, at 16 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Southside Alternative High School accounts for 44.6% of all Office of Juvenile Justice student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Office of Juvenile Justice-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Office of Juvenile Justice school enrollment varies 10× across entities

Office of Juvenile Justice school enrollment ranges from 16 students (lowest) to 165 students (highest), a spread of 149 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. 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 NCES Common Core of Data

Office of Juvenile Justice has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch

free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Office of Juvenile Justice student-counselor ratio is 83:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Office of Juvenile Justice chronic absenteeism rate is 3.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

0.9%
Federal
97.0%
State
2.1%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 4 schools in Office of Juvenile Justice.

White 29.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
African American 67.2%
Multiracial 1.7%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 36.0/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Office of Juvenile Justice's schools, below the Louisiana average of 43.9.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Riverside Alternative High School 49.1
  2. 2 Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville 46.9
  3. 3 Southside Alternative High School 31.6
  4. 4 Central Southwest Alternative High School 16.5

Programs & Resources

82.7:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
3.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Office of Juvenile Justice

School Enrollment
Southside Alternative High School
165
Central Southwest Alternative High School
56
Riverside Alternative High School
27
Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville
16

How Office of Juvenile Justice Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Louisiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
New Harmony High Institute Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Rsd-Capitol Education Foundation Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Sarah Towles Reed High School Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Geo Next Generation High School Similar size No spending data More locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Office of Juvenile Justice's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

Nearby Districts in Louisiana

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Jefferson Parish
50,628 students · 82 schools · $16,675/pupil
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St. Tammany Parish
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Caddo Parish
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Lafayette Parish
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Office of Juvenile Justice?

Office of Juvenile Justice has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 370 students.

What is the demographic composition of Office of Juvenile Justice?

Office of Juvenile Justice students are 67.2% African American, 29.6% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.