Macon Regional Youth Detention Center

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is a tiny high school in Macon, Georgia, run under Department of Juvenile Justice. The school works with 18 students in grades 5 through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Within Department of Juvenile Justice, which oversees 24 schools and 410 students, Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Macon Regional Youth Detention Center shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 11% White, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, Macon Regional Youth Detention Center reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bibb County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bibb County indicate median household income runs about $51,234, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is one of 41 public schools in Bibb County (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students).

Macon Youth Development Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 125%: 8 students in 2018 compared to 18 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 25% to 11%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.