3275 Harris Rd, Waycross, Ware County, 31503
Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center is an Alternative/PRU serving secondary age pupils, located in Waycross, Ware County. The school has 10 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Department of Juvenile Justice school district. It serves grades 7–11 in a small-town setting. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center enrolls 10 students across grades 7–11. The student body is 70% male and 30% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American and 30% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 7 | 70% |
| White | 3 | 30% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
7 of the school's 10 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 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.
Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 7, state house district 176.
Waycross 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 10 students, Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center is smaller than the district average of about 16 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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