State agency · DeKalb County

Department of Juvenile Justice, GA: schools, enrollment and spending

Department of Juvenile Justice runs 28 public schools with 410 students in grades 3 to 12. Its ratio of 4.1 students per teacher is 10.3 lower than the Georgia figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools: 28
Students: 410
Teachers (FTE): 100
Students per teacher: 4.1; GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3

Address: 3408 Covington Highway, Decatur, GA 30032
Phone: (404)508-6500
County: DeKalb County
Locale: City: Midsize
Grades offered: 3 to 12
Agency type: State agency
NCES district ID: 1300026
State district ID: GA-891
Total staff (FTE): 203
School counselors (FTE): 6.0About 68 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 9.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district4.1

Georgia14.4

United States15.3

Schools in Department of Juvenile Justice

By level: 26 high, 1 secondary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	19	3.2
Atlanta Youth Development Campus	High	5 to 12	24	4.0
Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	11	5.5
Augusta Youth Development Campus	High	5 to 12	28	4.0
Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	14	7.0
Cadwell RYDC	High	6 to 12	15	5.0
Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	10	5.0
Crisp RYDC	High	5 to 12	16	3.2
DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	11	2.2
Department of Juvenile Justice Bibb ETC	High	6 to 12	0
DJJ Chatham Multi Service Center	High	6 to 12	0
Eastman Youth Development Campus	High	5 to 12	34	4.9
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	9	3.0
Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	17	3.4
Macon Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	18	3.6
Macon Youth Development Campus	High	5 to 12	36	7.2
Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	18	4.5
Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	21	5.2
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	19	6.3
Millegeville ITU	High	5 to 12	10	10.0
Muscogee Education Transition Center	Secondary	6 to 11	0
Muscogee Youth Development Campus	High	5 to 12
Rockdale RYDC	Other	3 to 12	13	4.3
Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	25	6.2
T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	11	3.7
Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center	High	6 to 12	14	2.3
Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center	High	5 to 12	7	3.5
Wilkes County Regional Detention Center	High	6 to 12	10	3.3

Nearby and related

Other districts in DeKalb County

DeKalb County Public Schools 91,752 students
City Schools of Decatur 5,367 students
State Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc 436 students
State Specialty Schools II- DeKalb Brilliance Academy 357 students
State Specialty Schools II- PEACE Academy Charter School 241 students
State Specialty Schools II- The Anchor School 208 students
State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter 165 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.