Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center

As a very small high school, Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center serves students in Midland, Georgia. The school runs grades 5 through 12 and enrolls 19 students. High schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students, which makes this school 98% below average.

Department of Juvenile Justice is made up of 24 schools with 410 students in all.

More than half of enrollment at Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center is Black: 63%. Other groups include 37% White. The county population is about 47% Black.

Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center reports a ratio of 3.2 students per teacher, from 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Georgia is 15.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center, 84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Muscogee County is close, at 86%.

In Muscogee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $58,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 57 public schools and about 30,110 students.

Of the public schools around it, Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center is closest to Waddell Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 17 (2020-21) to 19 (2024-25).

The Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.