Total enrollment
410
-94 (-19%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in Department of Juvenile Justice
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
-2 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
17%
was 15%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
74%
was 77%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 19%: 504 students in SY 2017-18 versus 410 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Department of Juvenile Justice lost 2 schools, going from 26 to 24. Demographically, the Black share of enrollment declined from 77% to 74%.
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.