Alternative/PRU Secondary Open

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center

4164 Riggins Mill Rd, Macon, Bibb County, 31217

16
Pupils

About this school

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is an Alternative/PRU serving secondary age pupils, located in Macon, Bibb County. The school has 16 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Department of Juvenile Justice school district. It serves grades 7–11 in an urban setting. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Department of Juvenile Justice

Enrollment & staffing

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center enrolls 16 students across grades 7–11. The student body is 94% male and 6.3% female.

Male students
15 (94%)
Female students
1 (6.3%)
Grade span
7–11

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 6.3% White and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American1381%
White16.3%
Hispanic or Latino16.3%
Two or more races16.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

13 of the school's 16 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 13 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 7–11Title I

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-20, state senate district 26, state house district 143.

School district: Department of Juvenile Justice

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is one of 25 schools in Department of Juvenile Justice, based in Decatur, Georgia. The district serves 410 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 16 students, Macon Regional Youth Detention Center is close to the district average of about 16 students per school.

410
District students
25
Schools
34
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

43%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📡 Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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