Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Tallahassee, Florida
Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center in Tallahassee, Florida enrolled 52 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 420% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
10 students in 2022-23, 36 students in 2023-24, 52 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 3.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 10 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| 2023-24 | 36 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 52 | 3.0 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center enrolled 35 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
69.2% of students were Black, 25.0% White, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black69.2%
- White25.0%
- Two or more races5.8%
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.
Schools of this kind in Tallahassee
9 public schools of this kind in Tallahassee report 2024-25 enrollment; Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University School | 1,851 | 24.7 | 18.1% |
| Florida a&M University Developmental Research School | 519 | 18.5 | 100.0% |
| Tallahassee Classical School | 345 | 13.8 | 39.1% |
| Gretchen Everhart School | 91 | 5.7 | 18.7% |
| Prek | 52 | 6.5 | 75.0% |
| Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center | 52 | 17.3 | 48.1% |
| Second Chance at Ghazvini Learning Center | 51 | 25.5 | 74.5% |
| Heritage Trails Community School | 12 | 4.4 | 50.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center
- Hospital HomeboundThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.7 miles away: 7 students (2024-25).1.7 mi
- PrekThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.1 miles away: 52 students, 6.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center with Hospital HomeboundStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Leon County Schools spends per student$10,979 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,979
- The largest public schools in FloridaLeon Co Juvenile Detention Center is the number 223 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#223 of 347
- Florida schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.17.3:1
- 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 Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center
How many students attend Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center?
52 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 10 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Tallahassee, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center?
17.3 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 Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center a Title I school?
Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Leon Co Juvenile Detention Center in?
Leon County Schools, NCES district ID 1201110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120111003601 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
- 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.