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The smallest public schools in Georgia

This ranking covers the smallest public schools in Georgia, drawn from 2,313 qualifying public schools. Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center leads the list at 10, against a median of 633 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

2,313

Georgia

Best Students

Median Students

633

SMALLEST · GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center	Claxton, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	10
2	Millegeville ITU	Milledgeville, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	10
3	Wilkes County Regional Detention Center	Washington, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	10
4	Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center	Augusta, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	11
5	DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center	Decatur, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	11
6	T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center	Thomasville, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	11
7	Rockdale RYDC	Conyers, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	Combined	13
8	Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center	Rome, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	14
9	Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center	Dawson, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	14
10	Price Academy	Macon, GA	Bibb County	Combined	14
11	Cadwell RYDC	Cadwell, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	15
12	Crisp RYDC	Cordele, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	16
13	Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center	Gainesville, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	17
14	Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	17
15	Macon Regional Youth Detention Center	Macon, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	18
16	Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center	Marietta, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	18
17	Telfair Alternative Preparation School	Mc Rae Helena, GA	Telfair County	High	18
18	Metro Regional Youth Detention Center	Atlanta, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	19
19	Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	Midland, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	19
20	Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center	Hampton, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	21
21	Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate	Brunswick, GA	Glynn County	Combined	23
22	Bradfield Center - Ault Academy	LaGrange, GA	Troup County	High	24
23	Atlanta Youth Development Campus	College Park, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	24
24	Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center	Savannah, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	25
25	Arrow Academy Alternative School	Franklin, GA	Heard County	High	26
26	Augusta Youth Development Campus	Augusta, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	28
27	The Foundry	Gainesville, GA	Hall County	High	28
28	Harpst Academy	Cedartown, GA	Polk County	Combined	32
29	Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta	Augusta, GA	Richmond County	Combined	32
30	Eastman Youth Development Campus	Eastman, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	34
31	Worth County Achievement Center	Sylvester, GA	Worth County	High	35
32	Macon Youth Development Campus	Macon, GA	Department of Juvenile Justice	High	36
33	Moore Street Facility	Dublin, GA	Dublin City	High	40
34	The Renaissance Center for Academic and Career Development	Thomasville, GA	Thomas County	High	45
35	Youth Villages at Inner Harbour	Douglasville, GA	Douglas County	Combined	46
36	AZ Kelsey Academy	Griffin, GA	Griffin-Spalding County	High	47
37	Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Augusta, GA	State Specialty Schools II- Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Elementary	47
38	Clay County Middle School	Fort Gaines, GA	Clay County	Middle	48
39	KidsPeace	Bowdon, GA	Carroll County	Combined	50
40	UHS of Laurel Heights	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	Combined	53
41	Devereux Ackerman Academy	Kennesaw, GA	Cobb County	Combined	54
42	Second Chance	Claxton, GA	Evans County	High	55
43	Woody Gap High/Elementary School	Suches, GA	Union County	Combined	55
44	Classic City High School	Athens, GA	Clarke County	High	58
45	Webster County High School	Preston, GA	Webster County	High	58
46	Peach County Achievement Academy	Fort Valley, GA	Peach County	High	60
47	Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center	Nashville, GA	Berrien County	High	61
48	Georgia School for the Deaf	Cave Spring, GA	State Schools	Combined	63
49	Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Eton, GA	Murray County	High	64
50	Baker County Middle School	Newton, GA	Baker County	Middle	66

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