T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center

T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center operates as a micro-enrollment senior high in Thomasville, Georgia, overseen by Department of Juvenile Justice. Current enrollment sits at 11 students spanning grades 5 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 99% leaner than typical.

Department of Juvenile Justice runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 410 students. T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center reports that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Thomas County as a whole is about 35% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Thomas County's rate of about 92%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Thomas County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,736 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Thomas County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,451 students), T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harper Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center's enrollment has climbed 175% since 2018, when it stood at 4 (now 11). White enrollment moved from 25% to 0% across the same window.

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