HESTER JUVENILE DETENT

40 Students

Secondary School 7th - 11th

School Overview

The facility located at 2310 W Hwy 77 in San Benito, Texas, operates as the **Hester Juvenile Detention Center**. This is a secure residential facility designed to house minors who have been processed through the juvenile justice system. Unlike a traditional school, the primary focus of this location is the temporary containment, supervision, and rehabilitation of youth who are awaiting court proceedings or serving sentences for juvenile offenses.

Because the facility serves a population of youth in custody, it operates an integrated educational program mandated by state law to ensure that residents continue their schooling while detained. The educational component is typically designed to provide credit recovery, GED preparation, and core academic instruction in a highly structured, controlled environment. The goal of the schooling provided at this location is to prevent residents from falling behind in their academic progress while they navigate the legal process and address the behavioral or social factors that led to their detention.

Total Students

3.4

Full-Time Teachers

11.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

67.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for HESTER JUVENILE DETENT
Demographic	Student Count
White	2
Hispanic	38

Hispanic
38 (95.0%)
White
2 (5.0%)

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:	SAN BENITO CISD
Phone:	(956)399-3075
Grade Range:	7th - 11th
Total Students:	40
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	3.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	27
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 5

Grade 8 12

Grade 9 13

Grade 10 7

Grade 11 3