Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center

Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center operates as a very small four-year high school in Gainesville, Georgia, overseen by Department of Juvenile Justice. Current enrollment sits at 17 students spanning grades 5 through 12. That puts it 98% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center is one of 24 schools operated by Department of Juvenile Justice, a district that teaches 410 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center shows that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

On the income-and-resources front, Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Hall County's rate of about 64%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hall County put median household earnings sit near $80,901, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hall County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,525 students), Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gainesville Middle School East, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 42%: 12 students in 2018 compared to 17 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 42% to 24%.

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