Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center

Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center operates as a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Midland, Georgia, part of Department of Juvenile Justice. Current enrollment sits at 19 students spanning grades 5 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 98% leaner than typical.

Department of Juvenile Justice runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 410 students. Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center records that Black students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 37% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

On the resource side, On paper, Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.2:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Muscogee County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $58,073 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center is one of 57 public schools in Muscogee County (combined enrollment of about 30,110 students).

The closest other public school is Waddell Elementary School, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center has shrank 41%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 19 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 3% to 37% over that span.

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