Macon Regional Youth Detention Center

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center serves students in Macon, Georgia, as a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 18 students in grades 5 through 12. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 98% smaller than average.

Department of Juvenile Justice is the local district for Macon Regional Youth Detention Center. It runs 24 schools with 410 students.

By race and ethnicity, Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is 78% Black. It is also 11% White and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bibb County is roughly 55% Black.

Federal staffing data show 5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Macon Regional Youth Detention Center and a ratio of 3.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 83% of students. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Bibb County.

Across Bibb County, median household income is about $51,234, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. The public schools of Bibb County number 41 and enroll about 23,725.

Of nearby public schools, Macon Youth Development Campus is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Federal data place Macon Regional Youth Detention Center in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center enrolled 11 in 2020-21 and 18 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Macon Regional Youth Detention Center covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.