Enrollment
19
High
DISTRICT 17 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE·NCES 130002603517
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center
1300 Constitution Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 · (404) 635-4415 · DeKalb County
GRADES 05–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL19 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 4.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
16 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 63% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 32% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Where Metro Regional Youth Detention Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19 | #459 of 480 | #28 of 29 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
19
-7 (-27%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19 | 3 | 6.3:1 | 84% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8:1 | 90% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 23 | N/A | N/A | 87% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 26 | N/A | N/A | 88% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 33 | N/A | N/A | 9% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metro Regional Youth Detention Center.
About Metro Regional Youth Detention Center
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center is the name of a very small high school in Atlanta, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 19 students in grades 5 through 12. Across high schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 1,120.
Department of Juvenile Justice is made up of 24 schools with 410 students in all.
At Metro Regional Youth Detention Center, 84% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 5% White. For comparison, the population of DeKalb County is roughly 51% Black.
Its staff includes 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 6.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 84% of students at Metro Regional Youth Detention Center can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Census data for DeKalb County show median household income comes to about $80,644, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Metro Regional Youth Detention Center, DeKalb County has 154 public schools.
About 1.2 miles separate Metro Regional Youth Detention Center from the closest public school, McNair High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 27% across 4 years, from 26 in 2020-21 to 19 in 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Department of Juvenile Justice
- Macon Youth Development CampusHigh · 36 students
- Eastman Youth Development CampusHigh · 34 students
- Augusta Youth Development CampusHigh · 28 students
- Savannah Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 25 students
- Atlanta Youth Development CampusHigh · 24 students
- Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 21 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- McNair High School1.2 mi · 779
- Atlanta Unbound Academy1.2 mi · 199
- KIPP VISION Charter School1.5 mi · 300
- KIPP Vision Primary Charter School1.8 mi · 562
- South Atlanta High School2.0 mi · 942
- Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology2.0 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Metro Regional Youth Detention CenterHow many students attend Metro Regional Youth Detention Center?
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center enrolls approximately 19 students in grades 05-12.
Is Metro Regional Youth Detention Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center is a high school covering grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Metro Regional Youth Detention Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Metro Regional Youth Detention Center is approximately 6.3:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Metro Regional Youth Detention Center?
At Metro Regional Youth Detention Center, the student body is approximately 5% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black.
Is Metro Regional Youth Detention Center public or private?
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Department of Juvenile Justice.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.