Total enrollment
410
+55 (+15%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in Department of Juvenile Justice
Georgia · 410 students · 23 cities
Department of Juvenile Justice in Georgia runs 28 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 410 students (an average of 15 per school).
4-year change in Department of Juvenile Justice
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Department of Juvenile Justice
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 195 to 132 students (down 32%) and from 39 to 26 full-time teachers (down 33%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Department of Juvenile Justice
Across 28 schools, Department of Juvenile Justice serves about 410 students in Georgia. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
For a sense of the school types, Department of Juvenile Justice consists of 27 high schools and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Department of Juvenile Justice is about 15, noticeably below the Georgia average of roughly 748.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 15%: 355 students in SY 2020-21 versus 410 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Department of Juvenile Justice lost 1 school, going from 25 to 24.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Department of Juvenile Justice discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.