Augusta Youth Development Campus

As an one-room-style four-year high school in Augusta, Georgia, Augusta Youth Development Campus caters to 28 students from grades 5 through 12, one of the schools within Department of Juvenile Justice. That puts it 98% leaner than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Augusta Youth Development Campus is one of 24 schools operated by Department of Juvenile Justice, a district that serves 410 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Augusta Youth Development Campus records that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Augusta Youth Development Campus has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Richmond County) records that the typical household earns roughly $55,637 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Richmond County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students), Augusta Youth Development Campus is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Augusta Youth Development Campus.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 54%: 61 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 6.1:1 in 2018 to 4.0:1 in 2025.

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