D−
Department of Juvenile Justice school district
Public school districtGrades 3–12Regional · 12 towns
Serves Augusta, Columbus, Macon-Bibb County, Savannah, South Fulton, Gainesville, Rome, Dalton, Milledgeville, Lovejoy, Eastman and Cadwell.
Students
410
Schools
28
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
What stands out about Department of Juvenile Justice school district
- School Grade D−: better than 0% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 78 pts below the state
- 4 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 15.5% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Augusta.
PK–530 elementary schoolsRichmond County school district
6–813 middle schoolsRichmond County school district
9–1212 high schoolsRichmond County school district
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency5%
State average 34.8% · small group: the state reports 0–10%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 38.5% · small group: the state reports 0–10%
Graduation rate (4-year)7%
State average 84.8%
Enrollment over time
355’20
395’21
372’22
422’23
410’24
Up 15.5% since 2020.
Students
Black 74%White 17%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%
Schools in the district
28 public schools.
Muscogee Education Transition Center
0 students0:1
Macon Youth Development Campus
D36 students7:1
Eastman Youth Development Campus
D34 students5:1
Augusta Youth Development Campus
D28 students4:1
Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center
25 students6:1
Atlanta Youth Development Campus
24 students4:1
Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center
21 students5:1
Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center
19 students3:1
Metro Regional Youth Detention Center
19 students6:1
Macon Regional Youth Detention Center
18 students4:1
Marietta Regional Youth Detention Center
18 students5:1
Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center
17 students3:1
Crisp RYDC
16 students3:1
Cadwell RYDC
15 students5:1
Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center
14 students7:1
Terrell Regional Youth Detention Center
14 students2:1
Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center
11 students6:1
DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center
11 students2:1
T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center
11 students4:1
Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center
10 students5:1
Millegeville ITU
10 students10:1
Wilkes County Regional Detention Center
10 students3:1
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center
9 students3:1
Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center
7 students4:1
Department of Juvenile Justice Bibb ETC
0 students0:1
DJJ Chatham Multi Service Center
0 students0:1
Muscogee Youth Development Campus
0 students
Rockdale RYDC
13 students4:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.