Other / mixed grade configuration · Bowling Green, KY

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr

Federal NCES profile for Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 210057001911
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Kentucky schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Kentucky schools.

#3 of 18
schools in Bowling Green · Resource Index
62
Resource Index · Higher
11.7:1
small classes for Kentucky
35
students enrolled

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr has class sizes smaller than 83% of Kentucky schools. Computed live against every Kentucky school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr ranks #3 of 18 schools in Bowling Green, KY.

Enrollment

35

Kentucky · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.7:1

vs 15.2:1 Kentucky avg

-23% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr compares with Kentucky and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr is a small combined-grade school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, enrolling 35 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Kentucky schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Kentucky schools, with 35 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 1,389 Kentucky schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (57%) and White (34%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 55/100).

Its district draws 21.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Bowling Green's public schools, it stands alongside Rich Pond Elementary (990 students): Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.7:1 vs 21.1:1).

Bowling Green Independent also operates Bowling Green High School (1,377 students) and Bowling Green Junior High (1,042 students) alongside Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr compares

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Kentucky and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Kentucky Kentucky avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 23% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 35 top 92% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
35
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 17% in Kentucky - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,472
per pupil, district-wide - above Kentucky avg of $13,211
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 57.1%
White 34.3%
Two or More 8.6%

Largest group: African American at 57.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.9, Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr is more mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bowling Green Independent, which includes Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr.

$13,472
Per student
+2%
vs Kentucky
Avg $13,211
-19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.8%
State 50.1%
Federal 21.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bowling Green High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bowling Green Junior High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dishman Mcginnis Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Potter Gray Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
W R Mcneill Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bowling Green Independent · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Bowling Green

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Kentucky, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr

How many students attend Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr?

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr has 35 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Bowling Green, KY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr?

The student-teacher ratio at Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr is 11.7:1, which is 23% lower than the Kentucky average of 15.2:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr?

The largest demographic group at Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr is African American at 57.1% of enrollment, in Bowling Green, KY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr?

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr rank among schools in Bowling Green?

By Resource Investment Index, Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr ranks #3 of 18 schools in Bowling Green, KY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Bowling Green on the city page.

Is Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr a good school?

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Kentucky schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Kentucky schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Bowling Green Independent?

Besides Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Ctr, Bowling Green Independent also operates Bowling Green High School (1,377 students), Bowling Green Junior High (1,042 students), and Dishman Mcginnis Elementary School (506 students). See the Bowling Green Independent district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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