Detention Center West
Public school, grades 3 to 12 · Tampa, Florida
Detention Center West in Tampa, Florida enrolled 26 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 5.2 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 61% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
66 students in 2022-23, 74 students in 2023-24, 26 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 66 | 7.0 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 6.0 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
5.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind
Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 55 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Detention Center West enrolled 55 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 55 of the 55 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
61.5% of students were Black, 26.9% White, 11.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black61.5%
- White26.9%
- Hispanic11.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
under 50% of the 10 students in Detention Center West's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | under 50% | 86% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 10 | 15,932 | 208,274 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Tampa
24 public schools of this kind in Tampa report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Connections Academy | 5,748 | 43.2 | 20.0% |
| Idea Victory | 1,316 | 25.3 | 66.4% |
| Pepin Academies | 834 | 13.4 | 0.8% |
| Idea Hope | 790 | 18.8 | 76.1% |
| Hillsborough Virtual School | 491 | 10.2 | 4.9% |
| Plato Academy Tampa Charter School | 393 | 18.3 | 35.4% |
| Kimbell Elementary School | 350 | 16.7 | 82.0% |
| Just Elementary School | 281 | 21.6 | 91.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Detention Center West
- Lavoy Exceptional CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.7 miles away: 42 students, 3.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Hillsborough Virtual Franchise High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.0 miles away: 3 students (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Detention Center West with Lavoy Exceptional CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hillsborough County Public Schools spends per student$10,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,589
- The largest public schools in FloridaDetention Center West is the number 267 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#267 of 347
- Florida schools by students per teacher5.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.5.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Detention Center West
How many students attend Detention Center West?
26 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 66 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Tampa, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Detention Center West?
5.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Detention Center West a Title I school?
Detention Center West was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What is the graduation rate at Detention Center West?
under 50% of the 10 students in Detention Center West's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Detention Center West in?
Hillsborough County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120087003390 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.