At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
417
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
3
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
8.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$27,848
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$20,661
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
05–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 320
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53
- Student–teacher ratio
- 6:1
What current records say about Dept of Juvenile Justice
Dept of Juvenile Justice operates 3 current public-school records serving grades 05–12 in Columbia, South Carolina. NCES reports 417 students and 49 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within South Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 3 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $27,848 in current expenditure per pupil and $20,661 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 2 of 2 in South Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 10.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 26.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 49
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $11,752,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Dept of Juvenile Justice
Columbia, South Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.0345, -81.1196
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White19.7%
- Hispanic3.6%
- Black75.8%
- Asian0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial0.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Dept of Juvenile Justice
3 current directory entries
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Showing 1–3 of 3 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empowerment and Enrichment Academy | High05–12 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center | High05–12 | 417 | 11.1:1 | |
| The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy | High05–12 | 0 | 0:1 |