ECTOR CO YOUTH CTR

ECTOR COUNTY ISD
1401 YUKON RD
ODESSA, TX 79762
18 Students
Secondary School 7th - 11th
School Overview
The **Ector County Youth Center**, located at 1401 Yukon Rd in Odessa, Texas, functions primarily as a juvenile justice and rehabilitative facility serving the youth of Ector County. Rather than a traditional academic school, it serves as an educational and detention hub for juveniles who have been placed under the jurisdiction of the court system. The facility is designed to provide secure custody while maintaining state-mandated educational continuity, ensuring that residents continue their schooling in a highly structured and supervised environment.

The center operates with a focus on both security and reform, integrating behavioral intervention programs with core academic instruction. By providing a controlled setting, the staff at the Ector County Youth Center aims to address the underlying issues that led to the youths' placement while helping them maintain progress toward their high school credits or GED requirements. The facility serves as a critical community resource that bridges the gap between legal accountability and the educational needs of at-risk adolescents in the Permian Basin area.
18
Total Students
2.2
Full-Time Teachers
8.2
Student/Teacher Ratio
66.7%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • Hispanic
    10 (55.6 %)
  • White
    3 (16.7 %)
  • Black
    3 (16.7 %)
  • Asian
    1 (5.6 %)
  • American Indian
    1 (5.6 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Secondary School
School Type: Alternative School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: N/A
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: ECTOR COUNTY ISD
Phone: (432)456-0049
Grade Range: 7th - 11th
Total Students: 18
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 2.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 8.2
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 12
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Grade 7 1
Grade 8 1
Grade 9 6
Grade 10 9
Grade 11 1
Gender Ratio