DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center

As a tiny senior high in Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center educates 11 students from grades 5 through 12, run under Department of Juvenile Justice. Enrollment runs roughly 99% below the state mean of about 1,120.

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

On demographics, DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center reports that nearly all students (82%) are Black; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (DeKalb County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, DeKalb County runs 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), of which DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center is one.

The closest other public school is Oak View Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 52%: 23 students in 2018 compared to 11 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 18% across the same window.

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