DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center

At 2946 Clifton Springs Rd in Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center operates as a small high school. Students in grades 5 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 11 students. The school's enrollment is 99% smaller than the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.

Department of Juvenile Justice serves 410 students across 24 schools.

About 82% of the student body at DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center is Black. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic. Among people living in DeKalb County, the Black share is about 51%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 2.2:1, with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center is 73%.

Census estimates describe DeKalb County this way: the median household income is $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, DeKalb County has 154 public schools and roughly 102,960 students.

The school nearest to DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center is Oak View Elementary, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Federal data place DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's enrollment figures are 4 for 2020-21 and 11 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.

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