Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center

Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center operates as a minimally staffed senior high in Hampton, Georgia, part of Department of Juvenile Justice. Current enrollment sits at 21 students spanning grades 5 through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Across the 24 schools in Department of Juvenile Justice (410 students total), Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center lists that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 10% White. By comparison, Clayton County as a whole is about 69% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Clayton County (around 92%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clayton County put median household income runs about $59,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students).

Lovejoy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 75%: 12 students in 2018 compared to 21 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 83% to 90%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.