Wilkes County Regional Detention Center

Wilkes County Regional Detention Center is a very small high school in Washington, Georgia, under Department of Juvenile Justice. It reports enrollment of 10 students in grades 6 through 12. On average, high schools in Georgia enroll around 1,120, and this school is 99% below that mark.

Wilkes County Regional Detention Center is a school in Department of Juvenile Justice. The district has 24 schools and 410 students.

By race and ethnicity, Wilkes County Regional Detention Center is 100% Black. The school's Black share is 61 points above the 40% share among Wilkes County residents.

There are 3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wilkes County Regional Detention Center, giving a ratio of 3.3:1. The school's 3.3:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for high schools in Georgia. By family income, 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Wilkes County report 98%.

In Wilkes County, the median household earns about $52,043 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Wilkes County counts 5 public schools with about 1,272 students.

Wilkes County Regional Detention Center's nearest public school is Washington-Wilkes Primary School (about 2.8 miles). In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Wilkes County Regional Detention Center.

Federal data place Wilkes County Regional Detention Center in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment records show 4 in 2020-21 and 10 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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